Life is a journey; love is a dance.
So she sings to us as we snake our way down I-40, making the trek back home. I hold his hand as we mark those miles through Appalachia, knowing that he is my home—the place where I feel safe and where the embers still burn with hope. When nothing else makes sense, when the world goes crazy and loses its grip on reality, my husband’s still doing the dance. Still taking the lead. Still holding me close and releasing me just enough to allow me my twirl, only to pull me back in so that I wind up back in the place where I began. Where I belong. Safely in his arms.
Oh that all of life would feel as safe as this—a long, winding road filled with love and hope and twirls that land us safely and certainly back to the place of our belonging. All of life can feel like this . . . can be this—a love dance through the mountains. But every now and again, the dance is interrupted, drowned out by the cacophony of noises that slow the pace and cripple the stride.
Those are the times when we must pull away, friends, and gather love closely to us so that we might remember and know for certain that all has not been lost in the night.
Love remains. Dances are still possible, and all of life is a journey.
Through a mountain.
Marking the miles, one after the other, on the road toward home.
The embers still burn with hope. How I pray you feel their warmth this day. As always . . .
Peace for the journey,
I love it, and so will Brittany! I just made contact with her…you should be hearing from her, soon.
Yeah Beth & thank Brittany for me! I’m so thrilled with her work and thankful for the connection.
So glad you and Bro. Billy got to have this time together in the mountains! What a great example of love that never fails.
God bless you two!
Marilyn
I know you’re glad for the love that binds you and Benny together. I’m also glad for the love that binds all of us together, our Lord, Jesus Christ! He’s marking the road with us.
I love your love story. You’re beautiful, Elaine.
Good to hear from you, Jennifer. I hope the book is coming along for you. I know it’s going to be a huge success!
So glad you got to enjoy some time away with Billy. Big blessings to you this week as well!
Ioved your dance with words. I could see you dancing with Billy . Lovely. Certainly glad you have each other. Your a good team. Never heard of this band. The video was great. Thanks for sharing .
Really love this sis.
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.Three things last forever–faith , hope and love–and the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 13 NLT
I read that you and your spouse have found this kind of love in God and then in one another.
love
sue
I enjoyed the music video!
Exactly, Sue. Regardless of our earthly loves, there is a heavenly love, a heavenly dance that we’re a part of where our Father takes the lead, holds us close, and moves us through the mountain to land us safely home.
What precious words! Blessings upon blessings to you and Billy, my friend.
Sweet words…tender sentiments…true love…this brought tears to my eyes! So beautifully written….
Tender beautiful words. Beautiful love story. Love your word artistry, Elaine.
Your words say it all. Glad you have such a sweet partner in life to dance through it!
Soooo glad that you have the arms of someone who can hold you safely both here on earth and in heaven my friend! I am sure you both enjoyed your time away. We all need that every now and again. And Eric would LOVE this group! She has a great voice!!!
Blessings my friend!!
wifeforthejourney:
What makes the dancing special is having the right partner. Through the many challenges of life – church, family, home – and all the unexpected things that happen along the way, you are the one for me!
A little bit of the mountains didn’t feel like enough this time out but I’m glad we were able to go. Love coming home to you; on my way there right now!
~ Billy
Elaine,
It will soon be two years since James died, and I’m still dancing with him and have no desire to dance with anyone else. I will continue to draw on how much he showed me that he valued, loved and appreciated me. No one had ever done that except God. Now, God and His Son are my family; my bread and wine, my water and meat. Daily, they lift me up.
XOXOXO,
Brenda
A love dance through the mountains, sister. Soon we’ll be home.
LIfe is a journey and love is a dance. I love those words. Never heard this group before, but they are good! Have a beautiful day ahead of you… dear Elaine. It’s dawning over here… in heaven it’s always morning. There is no night there. May you and I always live in the light of eternity, no matter what the political scene may be.
I choose to dance the dance of love today!
thanks you for sharing these beautiful words with us today.
Love
Lidia
Simple words, yet profoundly freeing for me! Keep dancing in your part of the world; I’ll do the same, and one day, we’ll dance together in heaven. Love you, sweet friend.
Wow. What a voice! You know I love your taste in music :). I just saw that you are going to be on Lisa’s show tomorrow! Yay! I”ll be at work, but can’t wait to listen to the archived version.
I am sending you my love, my sister. Think of you often. Keep you in prayer.
I’m telling you, this group is amazing! So raw and authentic. She’s meeting Beth in the parking lot again, so I can secure some CD’s for others who don’t have ipods;)!
Pizza Hut parking lot will never be the same… 😉
Some day, I’m gonna head that way, and we’ll go see them in concert!
Hey girl, I find it more than coincidental that the first posts we write since our painful conversations about this “crazy world” – are about our husband’s, our marriage, our love for them and their love for us.
Pretty cool stuff.
I confess I’m envious of your getaway! lol So glad you and Billy were able to do it.