Close To You

The first time I reached for your hand you weren’t quite ready.  You weren’t ready to concede to my advances let alone my touch.  I didn’t understand.  Just another clumsy attempt on my part was all I could derive from my latest advance. I was befuddled but determined.  Your grace and mesmerizing smile trapped my mind in an undeniable quest to get closer to you. When I think about that moment, I wanted you to see me but I didn’t know what “me” looked like.  I let down my guard down and you met me where I was.  Now when I hold your hand, I feel your heartbeat for me.  I see your love. I hear your body call me to come nearer.  I know that our hands are an extension of our souls coming together preparing for infinity. Because of this, I will keep reaching and wanting. I love you sweetheart. Glad the tomb is empty

Have I Told You Lately

We do our best to begin each day by thanking God for creating and guiding this union. We talk about how blessed we are and how we should never take for granted this moment in time. In the grand scheme of things, we are only a mist, a vapor, a puff of air in time. Having said that how can I not shout from the highest mountain how much I love her? How can I not be shameless in my total gratitude to God for gifting me a wife and a life that I surely do not deserve? I love you, sweetheart!
            Glad the tomb is empty.

Even If My Hearts Stops

Long after my heart stops beating my soul will still be telling the world how much I love you. The joy I feel whenever you enter my consciousness is remarkable simply because you are a constant in all things Lance. I am imploring God to never grow weary of my gratitude for creating you just for me. 38 years of marriage (plus 6) is only a number that tracks time for man but God has given us a shot at infinity. I can never tell you enough how much I love you. But even if my words do run short my heart and soul have you covered. Happy Anniversary sweetheart (June 27, 1981). Glad the tomb is empty.

Built For You

I thought I could be in the NFL until I got blindsided and literally saw stars for a week. I thought I might want to be an accountant until I failed calculus (twice). I enjoyed running track and the exhilaration of the wind but not the pain as I pushed to the finish line. Some of these “adventures” required more than I was physically able to give or maybe I was not mentally ready to conquer. Janet, through all of that and more you have been constant. What I now know is that I am physically, mentally, and spiritually built to love you. When the world tries to cloud my view, God clears my vision to allow me to see Him in you. When I just can’t figure out where you are going, He tutors me through the test. The draft I feel when my frustration flares is the breeze from His wings of love. I love you like I do because I was built for it. I was built for you. “No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.” 
 I love you sweetheart. Glad the tomb is empty.

Better Than a Dream

The water was crystal clear, cool but not cold. The white sand felt good on our toes. We walked the length of the beach watching the Caribbean sunset out to sea. It was moments like this that we dreamed about when our love was young. You moved closer to me and our hearts spoke words we did not need to say but needed to hear. It felt so good just to be near you. "I couldn’t wait to wake up." I realized that our reality was even better than this dream. Happy Birthday Sweetheart. I love you and cherish the day God released you from heaven... just for me. Glad the tomb is empty…

We Don't Get Out Much

We don't get out much... But when we do... You see we don't need a break from each other or need our "own space". I don't know if what we have is an "ordinary love" or not. What we do know is it has to be more than just the words of love we express or the words I write. We want it to be who we are. Love you sweetheart! Glad the tomb is empty.

Sweetheart Month

March is our "sweetheart" month. I appreciate the season we are in. I love the life I have with Janet. Like most "good things" it was built through some deep valley adventures. We appreciate the encouragement from friends and family because we need it as much as newlyweds do. Whenever there are two or more distinct minds in one space (constantly) there will be some type of friction. The deciding factor is that God gave us hearts that beat for one another. We share the one love that He has presented us with (each other). Can He be wrong? To be honest, it was not easy getting to this season. Just like our date night strolls, one of us may have to wait on the other. You don't always mature at the same time or with the same intensity, but you have to continue to walk towards the same prize in Christ Jesus together. Yeah, "life ain't always been no crystal staircase". There were stairs with tacks and some stairs had no carpet. Some landings had cracked windows where the air blew cold. We been through some stuff and we don't look like what we been through. Every household goes through "something" ... Take His word to heart. "Your latter will be greater" Job 8:7. Janet and I have a passion for marriages, but we would be remiss by not revealing how we got here. We learned to trust in His plan and not our own... I thank God that He thought enough of me to trust me with her heart. March, our sweetie month is over, but I'll be loving and chasing (stalking) her until He calls me home... B lovin me some Janet... Glad The Tomb Is Empty