Tranquility

Dear Levi,
Tonight we sat on the benches of our own seclusive park (the college campus) and watched a lightning storm under the tickling drops of rain on our skin. It was so lovely. =) Every memory with you is lovely... the happy ones and the painful ones... all of them are my story with you and I love my story with you.

I just wanted to say how peaceful I feel right now. Thank you for your gentleness on the phone when I called you this afternoon when I got thrown out of work early. I was scared and crying and upset but your voice was so infinetly soothing and gentle and absolutely unreal. Thank you, Levi.... I drove right to your apartments and parked outside and talked to you on the phone from a few feet away. =) Your magnet was pulling me. =)) How else do you think I heard the lawn mower? Silly Levi. I love you so much. I didn't come up because I knew you were just getting going, but I almost did. I love you so much.
Thank you for seeing me for those few hot minutes before you went to work. For just encouraging me and getting my focus right, and most of all, for praying with me. It helped. It changed my whole day.

And thank you for tonight... for the drinks, and the King size Recee's bar. Wow. =) You took me by surprise, and it felt so nice. I wish I could relate in mere words the depth of the emotion you gave to me tonight, but I feel my vocabulary is too shallow. I just wanted to say thank you.

It's so beautiful tonight, out under the lightning-lit, dark purple clouds. I feel like I am in my own little world, and it's so peaceful. I know that soon life will be crazy hectic again (try: tomorrow morning at 4am) but in these few stolen moments, I just wanted to pray for a while and read my Bible and write you. I found this verse in Philemon and it reminded me of you.

"I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, hearing of thy love and thy faith.. for the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother." Phil 1:4&7

Thank you for being like Philemon to me. Thank you for refreshing my spirit and giving me the encouragement and strength to keep going, and to even smile and laugh.

I love you.