Lunch With Evan

We met at the Cozy Corner at 11:30, to beat the lunch crowd. My Spanish omelet was OK, not great, and he said his clam strip sandwich was good; the waitress was a little snooty. Hard to conceive he'll be 20 in less than a year- a young man, in every sense. I was so pleased he wanted to have lunch with me and that he is relaxed and comfortable when we're together.

I'm grateful to God that he's given me the wisdom to understand the importance of investing time into relationships, especially family. Having time to be together, away from the demands and issues that family life inevitably involves, allows us to experience the sweetness of being with a loved one- no decisions to make or problems to solve or work to do- at least for an hour. While driving back to work I had the realization and sensation that I care about him so much that it almost hurts.