My Love Story

How this all started! Weekend #15 - Reunion Group talk, sat at table with Kalista wedding ceremony (alabaster jar) - weeped because my alabaster jar was empty. Wept bitterly that I had nothing to give. Left the jar at the foot of the throne. came back to my seat. Kalista came to me and told me she wanted to introduce me to Darryl. Had talked about him all weekend. I remember thinking it was an unhealthy relationship (insert human judgemental spirit probably). 3/25 - lunch at Pappasitos (first date--sort of) 2/14 - Darryl goes through GGCTD - serenade (right in front of him) 2/23 - GGCTD - he serenades me 3/2014 - offered to share Nicole since Celeste lived in California 3/27 SETTD #16 - Darryl serenaded 3/29 4/4 - dinner with Darryl El Palenque - questioned about divorce 4/11 - lunch with Darryl & Keegan flowers & white rose Abuelos 4/15 - lunch with Darryl - Murphy's Deli - discussion about marriage/friendship, brought flowers 4/16 - Harley Steak & Shake, prayer in shower - broken at loss of Harley prayer I told God it would be nice to have a physical person to hold me--not to fix anything or replace him. When I got out of the shower Darryl had text me 'wish I were there to hold you' 4/17 Lunch with Darryl - Los Arcos 4/18 - Journey to the Cross Jersey Village Baptist Church - Darryl read scripture to me (on the walk). 4/19 - Crawfish boil at Kalista's - took pic, posted to FB, wanted to see how he drank, acted around friends family 4/20 - Attended Easter service with me. Met mom & Tia. Brought flowers for me (orange), Debra and mom. 4/22 - Movies with Darryl - Heaven is for Real (COF group) met a few friends 4/23 - COF potluck/greeting for next bible study - Darryl met more COF folks 4/26 - movie with Darryl at the house 4/27 - Walking trail with Darryl (does things that interest me) 4/28 - Walk with Darryl at Matzke Offered to take dance lessons. :-) 5/4 - Church-Darryl brought parents and introduced. Golf with Darryl and his dad Augusta Pines - 5/5 - dinner with Darryl Mammasitas (Justin's birthday) 5/7 - lunch with Darryl at the office (came to me) 5/10 - movie with Celeste & Darryl, Kristin, fam - met Nita, Mom's Night Out 5/11 - church (with Darryl & Celeste) dinner at house with family dad, TJ, mom, Karen, Chelsea, Ashley, Tia and Sandrie all met Darryl (and he survived) 5/13 - party at house for Celeste (Darryl picked her up from Donna's) 5/14 - COF bible study - Darryl started attending 5/20 - during text conversations with Patti and Darryl - studying Circle Maker, naming our Jericho. Discussed Justin's death, God's guidance/control over all things. Hopes, dreams. I had been sad for years because I could not recall hopes/dreams I had as a young person. In chats Patti commented that she thought there was some unresolved issues with my first husband and I was trying to be safe. Darryl was texting me of his dreams. Light bulb went on - my biggest hope/dream as a young person was to have a husband to take care of and 4 kids. I didn't want fame, fortune/wealth but a family--those that God would put in my care. At the time I divorced my spirit, body and soul were crushed. My dreams had died. God is now resurrecting those dreams. He continually brings to mind Joel 2:25 daily: I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust have eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, my great army which I sent among you. 5/23 - Journey concert Cynthia Woods