Rings and the Greatest Love

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I cherish my wedding and engagement rings. They symbolize the love and commitment that my husband pledged to me years ago. I often will glance down at them on my finger over the course of the day, and feel his love and the hope that I felt when he slipped that engagement ring onto my finger and asked me that very serious question. I remember shortly after my mother went to live at the retirement residence, and some of her things were boxed up and divided amongst my 3 brothers and myself. Somehow, I acquired a box that had a bag in it with her jewelry, including her rings. I remember texting my brother why was her wedding set in with the rest of her rings? He did not answer me. After losing a SIL and a BIL I noticed that both of their spouses stopped wearing their bands. That makes me sad, it is a very big reminder. But in my eyes, they are still married. And I've told my husband that I will wear my wedding set all of the days of my life. He doesn't say much about it. Last night we were talking about it, and I reminded him that his mother wore hers until the nursing staff asked the family to remove the rings as she became unresponsive her last few days of life. My rings symbolize and remind me of the greatest love that my heart has known.