{"id":18969,"date":"2024-09-24T21:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T21:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=18969"},"modified":"2024-09-24T21:01:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T21:01:54","slug":"a-simple-legacy-of-love-coffee-and-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=18969","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Legacy of Love: Coffee and Memories."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LOVE THAT LASTS FOREVER, IN EVERY MORNING SIP. I\u2019ve never questioned whether my dad loved my mom\u2014it was always so obvious. From the way he danced with her in the kitchen to how he tried to save her in the end. When she passed away, he packed what he wanted, got rid of the rest, and moved out&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-981-629x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-981-629x1024.png 629w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-981-184x300.png 184w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-981.png 665w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve never questioned whether my dad loved my mom\u2014it was always so obvious. From the way he danced with her in the kitchen to how he tried to save her in the end. When she passed away, he packed what he wanted, got rid of the rest, and moved out. There\u2019s one thing, though, he held onto: a coffee can. The last one she bought before she got sick, along with the spoon she used to stir it. Every single day, that\u2019s how he starts his morning\u2014with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-982.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-982.png 1024w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-982-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-982-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-982-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 13th, my parents would have celebrated 41 years of marriage. No doubt, if she were still here, they\u2019d start their anniversary with a cup of coffee and end it dancing in the kitchen. He pours his new coffee into the old can and uses the same spoon, keeping her alive in those little rituals. It\u2019s a love that still breathes in the quiet moments, in the first sips of morning coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-983.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-983.png 1024w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-983-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-983-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-983-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We all hope to be loved like that someday\u2014that our legacy is something as simple as a coffee can and spoon. A small gesture that means the world to someone who misses us. Even though she\u2019s gone, my mom\u2019s love still wakes my dad up each day, in every brew of coffee, in every stir of the spoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/two-nights-that-changed-everything\/\" title=\"\">also read&#8230;..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOVE THAT LASTS FOREVER, IN EVERY MORNING SIP. I\u2019ve never questioned whether my dad loved my mom\u2014it was always so obvious. 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