Why are goodbyes so unbearable?

She rests in his embrace for as long as she can. She can't let go. When she finally pulls away tears are streaking down her cheeks. Upon seeing her tears, his eyes well up and he brushes hers away. He traces the contour of her face with his fingers, all the while gazing into her sad green eyes. He pulls her close again and holds her tight for a few short moments that they both know are the end of their precious time together. She cries into his chest; his tears sparkle in her hair. She looks up into his face for one last time and whispers in all the voice that she can find, "I love you..." His voice is held back by tears and he leans in and kisses her, his lips sealing the love with hers. " I love you too..." and with that they let go, their hands holding on until the last minute when he breaks away and walks out the door.

Close Your Eyes

He tells her he has a surprise for her. With great excitement, she jumps into his arms and with the best "cute" she can display asks what the surprise is. He tells her it is a place he has never taken her before. Her heart swells at the thought of him taking her somewhere, yet she is confused...they had been everywhere together. "It's getting late...where are we going?

"Close your eyes...give me your hands...and let me take you there..." Her trust in him swamped over all doubts and she gave in. Her heart filled with glee as she slowly closed her eyes, making sure to capture every last detail of his face in her mind as to not lose the sight of him in her darkness. Her entire being floated into him as she slipped her hands into his. He pulled her close and his hands slipped from hers and glided around her waste, finding their resting place on the small of her back. He gently caressed her forehead and then her cheeks with his soft lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder.

The summer air danced around them as they began to sway back and forth to the rhythm of their beating hearts. The sun was just ducking below the horizon as the rest of the world was being tucked away from their minds. A cool breeze swept them into a world of their own. Their souls became one and they swayed under the summer sunset in complete unity- their souls in complete harmony with one another. They swayed and swayed, just living in the love that pulsated so strongly back and forth between them. Their swaying continued on for forever it seemed as their love for each other was never-ending.

He took her there, carried her to a place where the moon was high and casting a beautiful glow across the entire landscape. Nature played its music as the crickets marked time in the rolling fields of high grass that spread out all around them. The trees on the far horizon below the great moon swayed back and forth under the gentle breeze. The stars shown brightly above them and twinkled in the night just as her eyes did as she intently gazed into his.

Their swaying progressed from a simple back and forth to more of a slow dance. The harmony between them became one with that of the surrounding music. They danced and danced. They danced until the energy that built up between them burst forth and they began to spin. Faster and faster they spun, the world around them becoming a blur. All they could see was one another and they laughed in sheer bliss. Faster and faster they spun until they collapsed into one another's arms. He held her up and slowly they began to sway back and forth once again. She rested her head upon his shoulder and closed her eyes. Back and forth...back and forth...they swayed together for hours upon hours. She began to feel the summer air dancing around them once again and opened her eyes to find the same sunset she had last seen what seemed to be so long ago. He pulled her from his shoulder and his eyes smiled into hers. He leaned forward and kissed her. Her heart fluttered. Oh the places they had yet to go...

Sweet Saturday

She wakes early on a Saturday morning. He's not there. She roles over to find two red carnations tied together on the pillow in his place. The blinds are up and it is snowing giant gum drop flakes. She smiles that big warm smile that he always brings to her face. She sits up in bed and suddenly the door opens. It his he! "Oh! My Prince!" she says through a giggle. "You have returned! You have come back to me!" He smiles back at her, "But never have I left my lady! For yours I am always, sweet princess." He comes over and crawls back into the covers. With the flowers in her hand, his arms around her, and a kiss on her forehead she drifts back to sleep. Oh sweet Saturday.

To You I Belong

She comes home from work absolutely exhausted. Everything at the magazine seemed to go wrong that day. All she wants is to get into her pajamas, cuddle into bed next to her husband and fall asleep in his arms. On the way home, she calls him just so she can hear his voice 10 minutes sooner, "Hey you!" Already her exhausting day became worth it. As he ecstatically tells her his day's blessing of leading a young boy to Christ at youth group, she smiles. The excitement in his voice is something she knows very well. It's like he goes back in time to a ten year old boy who is excited about his new puppy. Oh how she loves sharing daily in his happiness.

Once he is finished sharing about his day, he asks about hers. She tells him of the stress she suffered at the magazine. He offers his comfort, "I'm sorry baby. I will cheer you up whenever you get home, I promise" She always has him to come home to. He is always there as a shoulder for her to rest on, a support to keep her going. Oh how she loves having someone to share her pain.

She is just turning onto their street. They get off the phone as she pulls into the garage. She walks into the house, throws her purse and keys on the table in the entry way and heads into the kitchen to get something hot to drink. She rounds to the corner to catch him standing by the microwave in his sweat pants waiting for the hot chocolate. A smile spreads across her face as she refrains from laughter. Every time the timer on the microwave changes he strikes a different pose...what a goofball! A giggle slips. He wips around with a big smile on his face, bounds over and scoops her up in his arms. How good his embrace feels.

She goes and puts on a pair of his sweat pants and a big T-shirt. She washes her face and pulls her hair up. She walks in to the living room and curls up beside him on the couch. He pulls the big fleece blanket around her and hands her a mug of hot chocolate. For the next two hours they just sit there and talk and sip they're hot chocolate. She falls asleep in his arms. He carries her into bed and together they fall asleep wrapped up in each others arms. And neither of them would want it any other way...