In all the chaos
Our family recently celebrated my parent’s 65th wedding anniversary. Alfred and Pauline Rominger raised six children on a small farm in Watauga County. A day’s work was never done. Mother baked biscuits from scratch every morning and many days we would return from school to homemade apple pie. Mother raised a huge garden and canned everything, while Daddy built houses for a living.
Mornings were usually chaotic as we tried to get ready to catch the bus on time. I remember Daddy meandering through the chaotic house, boisterously proclaiming, “I wish I’d been born rich instead of so beautiful!” As an adult going to work these mornings, I understand the meaning of Daddy’s saying.
My parents always managed to supply our needs, but the best thing they did for us was to instill moral values through example and to take us to church. Daddy still teaches Sunday School and has dedicated his life to his little community church. While our family may not have been rich monetarily, we were rich in so many other ways. And my parents are indeed most beautiful.
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