The Beginning

When my husband and I decided to get involved in the trucking industry we were less than prepared for what was to come. He left for a three day orientation, upon arriving he was told to be prepared to leave immediately after and he would not return home for 6 weeks. I was shocked and extremely distraught at the thought. We hadn’t spent a single night apart since we got married. I was utterly saddened for the three days but another 6 weeks the thought was unbearable.

On the morning he was supposed to leave, on his first run, he sent me a text message instead of his normal phone call. I found this most strange so I tried to call and got no answer. A few minutes later I got a text that he was on his way to Texas and couldn’t talk. I had a really strange feeling that something wasn’t right. This feeling continued throughout the day. I got a few more texts and the feeling began to grow even stronger. I got home from work that evening and a few hours later the phone rang. Finally, I got a call from him.

I answered the phone and began questioning him. I wanted to know how it was going, where he was at, how it was going with the trainer and any other details that I could get out of him. The feeling that had been steadily growing all day had turned into that “knowing for certain feeling”. My feeling was right on target. I looked out of the door and what did appear but my husband at the crossroads in front of our house. My heart leapt and so did I. I jumped straight into his arms the second he came into the door. It seemed like forever since we had last seen each other. At last we are together again if only for a moment……………………………………
“In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.”-Hans Nouwens