She Is

She is my wife, my lover, my baby’s momma, my financial partner, my earth traveler, my good time buddy and my friend. Sometimes we don’t always agree. It could be about simple stuff. Sometimes… but not all the time I start feeling some kinda way when we ain’t agreeing. How far should I take this “disagreement”? Is this worth the effort I am going to need to overcome “being right” or is this the noble moment when I fall on my sword? Then it hits me. I don’t need a life partner who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that. I need and want an earth walking partner that challenges my way of thinking while knowing the direction my heart will take us. My mind and heart are always battling. She knows what sparks my intellectual mind and what makes my heart smile. Like the seasons know exactly when to change, she knows when and how to make me hers which is all I ever want! I love you sweetheart! May 7,9, June 27,2021. Glad The Tomb Is Empty

 

My Attention

 

March 27, 1975 is not our wedding anniversary. It is the day Janet “took” my attention! She didn’t ask for it or negotiate a time when she would give it back. She took my attention with impunity. I had no recourse. Because I had pursued her relentlessly, I jumped right in. I would have been satisfied with only a moment of her time or just an acknowledgement that the “chase” existed. God fooled me. He didn’t give me all the details. I had no idea Janet could offer a life of love, caring, an unrelenting defense and protector of my spirit, and my ultimate cheerleader who would forever be in my corner. When God nudged Janet and she “decided” she would grant me time and space, my life’s trajectory was forever changed. I moved to Texas. “I’d rather live in her world, than live without her in mine.” I pray that God is pleased (and relieved) with our life together. I love you sweetheart! March 27, May 7, 9, June 27, 2021. Glad The Tomb Is Empty

There Goes My Baby

We were on the other side of the globe. I felt ridiculously at home with my new South African family. Janet and I were so excited most nights we couldn’t sleep for just talking and sharing the day’s activities. We noticed this connection with each other. Several times during the trip we drifted apart in crowds or by sheer distance. I would put the telephoto lens on the camera and scanned for her. Invariably she would look up just as I swept through the area. "There goes my baby." "Her smile would say, here I am." That smile always reassures my heart. I love you sweetheart! March 27, May 7, 9, June 27, 2021. Glad The Tomb Is Empty