KEEP TWO COZY CHAIRS SIDE BY SIDE, AND ENJOY TIME EACH DAY JUST SITTING TOGETHER

My lover is mine, and I am his Song of Songs 2:16.... He closes the sliding glass door with one hand, holding two cups of coffee with the other. Carefully he makes his way to where she is sitting on their deck, watching the orange of the sunset begin to fade. Their favorite sitting place is nothing fancy, just a couple of comfortable patio chairs on the old wooden deck they jokingly refer to as “the west terrace.” It’s where they like to spend a few moments together every evening, just being together and enjoying the beauty of God’s creation. The phone rings inside the house, but they let the answering machine pick it up. “Kids are asleep”, he says with a grin, handing her a cup. “Thanks,” she says smiling. As he sits beside her, she thinks about how glad she is they made a pact a long time ago to leave the TV off for an hour after the children were put to bed, to give themselves some time to sit outside, unwind from the day, and connect. They chitchat and laugh, enjoying the cool air and each other’s company as they watch the stars come out. For a while each evening they shut out all distractions and focus on one another. They belong to each other and no one else. She sips her coffee and reflects, it’s a gift we’ve given ourselves.