Thanks For Being Here Stephanie's 50th Anniversary Letter to her Parents

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 29 December 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Stephanie Doublestein wrote this letter to honor her parents Chuck and Sue on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary. Stephanie says she observed a marriage and a love not made up of flashy moments, loud declarations of romance, big jewelry surprises or grand gestures but the humble yet impressive accumulation of quiet acts of service, regular little rituals, small moments of thoughtful generosity…and choosing love over and over. (Previously aired) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, welcome to thanks for being here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many essential and beautiful ways we affect one another.
0:10.4	Every Sunday, I'll read a submission from a listener of Kelly Corrigan Wonders.
0:15.1	Could be wedding vows or a bat mitzvah toast, a eulogy or retirement speech.
0:21.2	We believe this is the loveliest way to tap into our better selves
0:25.6	and remember our highest values.
0:28.9	We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one person you love,
0:33.6	maybe someone you miss or a need to bring closer,
0:36.5	someone you want to feel your appreciation or admiration or both.
0:42.3	This is thanks for being here.
0:48.1	Hi everyone. This week's thanks for being here is a letter that was written to celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary.
0:56.3	Hi, Kelly and team. I'm a devoted listener of the pod and a reader of all of Kelly's books,
1:00.4	who remains so grateful for your voice in the world. Now that you've expanded the Thanks for
1:05.3	Being Here series beyond eulogies, I wanted to submit something I wrote last winter for my
1:09.9	parents' 50th wedding anniversary.
1:12.2	Ironically, the idea to write it came from, surprise, one of your podcasts.
1:16.8	Because it was still the height of COVID, we had a little family dinner for eight rather than a big
1:20.8	flashy party. And beyond the champagne and fancy food, this letter was my gift to them.
1:25.8	I'll paste the text below for your consideration in the meantime.
1:29.3	Thanks for all the good you're putting out into the world. Warmly, Stephanie Devilsstein, East
1:34.3	Grand Rapids, Michigan. Thanks, Steph, for sharing this, and here we go.
1:42.3	Dear Mom and Dad, happy 50th anniversary. I was listening to writer Anna Quinlan on Kelly Corrigan's
1:48.3	podcast lately. She said she told her adult children all she really wanted from them, gift-wise,
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