beautiful one, I love

It's been far too long.  I think I'll write.

Today is a dear friend's birthday.  It's 6:30 and dinner is planned.
What will I wear?  Where are we going?  Who's going to be there?
This isn't supposed to be stressful.  Why am I worrying?

I decide we should listen to K-Love [as I always do with guests in my car].
It is like my own little soundboard for Jesus.  I usually catch myself humming the melodic lyrics.
Today was different.  We were so caught up in the ho hum of the day.  Joking.  Getting one another up to speed on the recent dramatics of our lives. 
Red Lobster. 
Finally. 
We were late, of course.

I have to interject.  Let's back up a bit.
Every other Thursday, the crew [Alecia, Kerri, Janna and Myself] meet up for coffee
and usually a long overdue chat session.
Conversation is typically cluttered with work, school, relationships..yada yada.
No. no. no.  It's not one big gossip session.
We pray as well.  Pray for one another.

This Thursday just happened to be Kerri's birthday.
We didn't spend time with God and I felt it.
Instead we laughed, carried on.

Our night together was over and my heart was heavy.

I park in front of my home.  The March air is frigid

but the car is warm.  I decide to open the sunroof.

There is no sun but who says I can't stare at the sky? So cold but so clear.

It's like the sky is listening, waiting, longing. 

I reach for the volume button, just in time for the chorous.

Beautiful one I love.  Beautiful one I adore. Beautiful one my soul must sing.

So thought provoking, it's as if the song had beckoned my heart and mind.  Being the rather UNemotional

being that I am...I found myself overcome with emotion and what was undoubtedly the love of Christ.

I wept.  Prayed. Sang praise.