Rings

Dad's wedding ring is far too tight for his now plump fingers. 28 years ago, when his fingers were thin and his ring fit loose, he felt hesitant to even wear the wedding band. He wasn't sure if he could handle the responsibility of keeping something for so long. Who knows, maybe he would discover that the size wasn't ideal or the design a little too plain. But now the ring is a part of him. And Dad smiles whenever I try to pull the ring from its 28 year-old residence, because he knows that though at one time the object felt foreign, his commitment to that ring has been the greatest of his life.