A SIMPLE RECIPE
Year’s ago I was reading through Deborah’s mom’s old recipe book…
I hadn’t read very far when I realized…if it was a recipe she loved…
next to it…she’d place a star.
On one of the pages near the end of the book…in the margin up above
printed in her own hand was…A RECIPE FOR LOVE.
Deborah’s mom and dad were happily in love…
as anyone who knew them could see.
which made me very interested in knowing her recipe.
‘Find someone who loves you for who you are.’ She wrote.
‘Who encourages your happiness and helps you overcome your fears.’
‘Someone who is always close enough to share all your joy…
while absorbing half your tears.’
And here the recipe stopped…
I searched the other margins for more wisdom…perhaps a quote
but these two lines on the top of the page were the only words she wrote.
I read them over and over again…
her message was clear, succinct…concise…
I imagine Deborah’s mom thought these two lines would suffice.
As any seasoned chef knows…when you are on a recipe quest…
sometimes in cooking…as in life…the simplest recipes are the best.
As Deborah and I begin our 37th year together…
We are happily in love…as anyone who knows us can see
and I am grateful every day I discovered her mom’s recipe
Since this is the best recipe for love I’ve ever found…
the best recipe by far!
in the margin of her recipe book…
right next her A RECIPE FOR LOVE…
I have also placed a star.
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