The Impressionist by Tim Clinton & Max Davis

Author:Tim Clinton & Max Davis [Clinton, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780768404920
Publisher: Destiny Image, Inc.

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Jim Ed cleared his throat. “Sure do miss her. Sometimes I get so lonely, but not lonely from being by myself. I see a lot of people—have many friends. I get lonely for my life partner, my soul mate. When Christina died, it was like the best part of me died right along with her. You have to understand, we went through a whole life together and after each battle we fought and won, we became that much stronger. It’s great to have someone in the foxholes of life with you. She was the best thing that ever happened to me outside of the good Lord Himself. You know, in the beginning, our relationship was mostly about our physical attraction and passion—all the fluff of infatuation. As we grew older, all that slowed down. But you know what?”

“What?” I said, sitting up on the edge of the bench.

“Infatuation gave way to something much better… authentic love. You see, when I saw my life’s partner coming through for me again and again, standing by my side, getting dirty with me in the foxholes of life, my love for her grew that much deeper. Wasn’t always easy. Had to push through some hard times. I remember when our girl Tallah died. Got the measles just two years before the vaccine. Two years! Only eight years old, my baby girl was just beginning to live. Can’t imagine the heartache. Something you never get over. Just learn to live with it. Still hurts after all these years. I was so mad at God.

“Christina went into deep grief too, but she never got angry with God though she had a ton of questions for Him. I thought for sure that tragedy was going to be the end of my faith and maybe us, but just the opposite happened. Jesus met us and carried us. The only way I can explain… it’s supernatural. Sometimes tragedy drives couples apart, but Christina and I got closer, the bond between us stronger.

“As time passed, even though she was still the most beautiful thing my eyes ever did see, her outer shell started to mean less and less because now I was in love with her true being, her character. And I tell you what, that woman had some kind of character. She stuck by my side through thick and thin, pushing me, encouraging me. After a while, our souls just meshed, became one. In the beginning, we were one in body, but as we grew together, we became one in spirit. A lot of people get married and become one in body, but they never become one in spirit.

“When I first married Christina, I felt honored that she married me—couldn’t imagine that out of everyone in the whole world she actually picked me to spend the rest of her life with. Think about it. That’s some kind of honor—a person picking you to spend their whole life with. I suppose I never really got over it—the honor of it all.

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