"Isn't she beautiful?"

On a recent visit, my sister shared this story with me. 

Her husband works for a man in his ninety's whom they all call "Gramps".
Gramps has experienced great loss and tragedy throughout his lifetime,
more than it seems one life could bear. One of those losses
was losing his wife to Alzheimer's 10 years ago. He would visit his
wife everyday, three times a day. As her condition deteriorated
she would not allow him to enter her room, yelling
"Stay out there Mr. Brown!" while pointing at the hallway.
His daughter recounted that through it all he never said anything
in retaliation or frustration. Instead, while she was sleeping he
would stand over her and simply say,
"Isn't she beautiful?"

To the ones you love and care about, may you hold them

 even closer to your heart today.

Happy Valentine's Day.

Love, 
Libby 


(Photos courtesy of: google image: holding hands)