Love Survives.
Survive: continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship. In the middle of an otherwise mundane afternoon of work, their anxious joy jarred me away from my computer. The mother beamed with a smile and looked to her husband to share this overwhelming good news. I waited eagerly to see how I might be able to help them. I could make out most of the words as they spoke to me while gazing back at each other to confirm that their words made sense. It was probably obvious I do not speak a Spanish. They stretched beyond their own comfortability to tell me this great news. Their daughter had made First Communion in 2011 and they finally decided it was time to part with her dress. They came to my office to donate it, in hopes that some other girl may feel the pure excitement and love their daughter did the day she wore it. The mom lovingly pointed out every detail of the dress as she handed it to me to pass on. She then sent her husband back to the car to round up