When people die it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re ready to give them up.
C.A. Belmond
I didn’t want to give up Tina, but unlike my previous loss (see here), the imperfect words have been said.
I met Tina almost twenty-five years ago, but it wasn’t until the summer of 2021 that we started saying all the imperfect words to each other. As we stood at the back of our church sanctuary one Sunday, Tina told me something vulnerable from a place deep within her heart. A different friendship began with that conversation.
While our husbands ran half marathons together, Tina and I walked or rather “talked” the 8Ks. Now we said more. As we went deeper, I never worried about how I phrased something. I could just speak. Tina did not judge or give careless advice. She listened well. She responded with prayer.
Along with our imperfect words, Tina and I also spoke the perfect ones. I love you.
As I long for more, I rest in the knowledge that Tina is with the Lord. One day our conversations will continue.
Let’s keep sharing our words with our loved ones.
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