tomorrow we celebrate

Tomorrow will mark the 15th anniversary of the Lynette and Dwight Wedding.

picturing Lynette

Sometimes when I think of my partner my heart pictures her
In her parent's basement laughing with her girl friends
Or driving her orange Datsun station wagon filled with youth group kids
Or checking her college mail box six times a day with high hopes
Or standing with her high school chorus singing "I am a Woman in Love"
Or picking me up work from informing of her day and students until she's out of breath

Sometimes when I think of
Lynette, my heart pictures her:

Laying beside me in her socks and t-shirt
Or reading her Bible at Starbucks at six each morning
Or taking classes just because she wants to learn and grow
Or refusing to settle for average Christianity
Or trading books with a friend, losing herself in a great story and crying when it ends
Or laying in the hospital with tubes in her nose and arms feels both sad and thankful
Or getting "wide-eyed" excited with a trip to anticipate
Or wondering when her daffodils will open up
Or reaching over to touch me when I just don't know what to do

When my heart pictures Lynette 
I am reminded
I am contented
I am thankful.

peace, dwight