“The Rock”

I went running at the lakes today and stopped at the observation deck which is what I usually do on my run. This rock immediately caught my eye because it was sitting on a concrete ledge by itself, very shiny and polished. I saw it and for some reason had this thought – This is my lucky rock. This is my relationship rock. I’m going to keep this rock until I meet ‘my person’ and I’m going to give it to them when I am sure. Give it to them as a symbol of what we agreed to build together.

So many times we value the connection over “the castle”, but it’s what we build that’s makes the relationship last. A castle becomes a castle because two people work on it, they build…and it becomes unique and ornate and there are secret passageways only the two of you know about, and if there’s an argument that knocks down a wall, then you build it up and fortify that wall so that it becomes even stronger.

And its uniquely yours, it’s been built by the two of you – that’s a real relationship. That’s why you know a 20 or a 30-year marriage is special – it’s because of what the two people have had to go through together, what they’ve done together and the difficulties they’ve overcome and the bonds & the walls of the castle that over the years have been strengthened & fortified.

I am thankful for those that I’ve thought could have been the one, who left when things got tough – they weren’t willing to build with me, and that is ok.

So this rock is for you, whoever you are, I am 100% certain in my faith that God will cross our paths in life when the time is right for both of us. And we will build something together truly amazing, and uniquely ours. I’ll see to that, you can be sure.

Amen