You came like any other day. Chilly & - okay, down right cold... I had planned you as a typical Tuesday. I wasn't expecting much from you. In fact, I confess {with a blush}, at first I thought you were quite ordinary.
At 7:09 PM I somewhat nervously sent a little 27 word {including my closing greeting & name} e-mail to a then unknown guy on a Christian dating website. Yes, I know, I had said I'd never go on one of those {again}. And, yes, you're right, I don't like to be the first one to reach out. But, this guy's profile really caught my eye. From his words, he seemed to genuinely love & seek after Christ & wanted Him to be the center of any relationship. So, I hit send at 7:09. Oh, dear 12/2/14, I honestly didn't expect anything to come of you!
Getting ever closer to the end of you, at 10:48 PM, a reply landed in my inbox! I very nervously read over his 113 sweet words + a smiley face. {Yes, it's weird that I did a word count & know the precise time {but it's pretty easily done in the digital age}, & what do you care? It doesn't get must stranger than writing to a calendar date, anyhow.}
I still did not know, as you quietly melted into the next day in the quiet of those early hours, that you were a very special day. It takes perspective sometimes, I guess. But, now, looking back on you December 2, 2014 from the day of September 19, 2015, I know it. You are special. You are a favorite day. After countless e-mails, then phone calls, then visits & adventures, then a "yes" to be his girlfriend, sweet days & hard ones, too... Yes, you are right & wise in your aged-ness, I still don't know what the future days hold or if they will be as sweet as you were, but I hope. And, yes, I know, God does, indeed, hold all my days in His hands.
Thank you, December 2, 2014, for being a sweet surprise I could have never planned.
Love,
-Bess-
This is beautiful, Bess! I am so happy for you! =)
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