The Adorable Old Couple

My family sits in the same spot every Sunday morning in church. It's funny when new people sit in our spots, my parents get all grumpy. We haven't done this "same spot every week" thing for a while. In fact, it started when we moved to Ogallala, because of Dad's job, he was on call 24/7. He had to go to every call, whether it was a structure fire or taking an old man to the hospital. Dad hated it when his pager interrupted the entire service, so we always sat in the back corner, and Daddy sat on the end. Therefore, if his pager went off it would only be distraction for a couple of seconds. Sitting in the same spot kind of stuck with our family when we moved back, and now that I notice it, almost everyone else in our church does it too.

There is a very cute elderly couple that sit in front of us every week. They are so adorable; their names are Bob and Amelia Nover. They hold hands the whole service. They walk in holding hands, sit down holding hands, sing holding hands, and even listen to the sermon while taking notes holding hands. It is the most adorable thing ever. Bob always sits on the left side of Amelia. Bob is left-handed and Amelia is right-handed, so they can both take notes and hold hands at the same time. The only time they let go of each other's hands is when they have to turn the pages in their bibles. I see them at various church events, always holding hands. I remember that they celebrated their 60 year anniversary a couple years ago, it was a big deal. It's amazing that two people can stay together for that long, 50% of couples in this day and age divorce. That's an insane amount of people. I almost cry every time I see these two people. I wonder if they even know how much of an influence they are on the younger generation in our church. I wonder if they even know how many people admire their ability to stay together and to push through the hard times. Surely there is still hope for this world. I think that everyone should desire a relationship like Bob and Amelia's. I know I do.