The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but He sets the widow’s boundary stones in place. Proverbs 15:25
Last week one of my students, Anna, asked me what I thought I would get for Valentine’s Day. I looked at her with surprise and said softly, “Anna, my husband died. I thought you knew.”
“Oh, Dr. Cobourn,” she said. “I’m so sorry. You always talk about him as if he was alive.”
And I thought it was a lovely compliment. Ron is still very much a part of my life.
I placed a rose today, dear,
Where you take your final rest.
I said a little prayer, dear,
For I knew I’d had the best.
A loving faithful husband,
One so kind and true
And although you’re now in Heaven
My heart still beats for you.
A rose you gave to me each day.
Would I be your Valentine?
And with this rose I tell you,
Beloved, you are still mine.