The snows fell heavy overnight and I woke up to find the world white, pure and gorgeous. The snow was falling thick and peaceful as I walked to Kung Fu at 8. We learned round house punches (?)and blocks and I was thankful once more for this class that forces me to exercise at least once a week.
The Son and I met after Kung Fu and it was a delightful date on a relaxed Saturday. The Shepherd knows his sheep. John 11. Do I know my Shepherd's voice? Do seek his face as I would my beloved?
They say Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Well, I could punch them sometimes.
Absence sucks.
Absence between two people very much in love makes them thankful for the times they are together because keeping a relationship going with physical absence is a LOT OF WORK! Hank, my boyfriend, and I work hard at our relationship now that I am in China. We worked hard at it while I was in America too, but it is harder still when Absence is a factor.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder because you can't take things for granted. You remember details about the one you love while you are missing them- the way their eyes look when they laugh and the way their hands feel in yours...
But true absence, the kind I am guilty of between my Perfect Lover and myself, kills the Holy Romance. It doesn't kindle it. And I was reminded of that this morning.
He romances me in the snow and the wind. In the gentle feel of a Chinese baby falling asleep in my arms at Fellowship. He woos my heart over dinner with the silly and beautiful girls I get to hang out with and teach. He takes my breath away with apple cider and good news shared at a coffee shop with new friends...
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