Parallel Lines
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear
a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
Isaiah 30:21
It's funny how things always seem so clear in retrospect... but God's timing is a clever thing, sneaking up on those of us who aren't wont to wait for things.
People often do double-takes when they hear we're together, particularly if they were around for our "genesis" back at Redeemer: competitive spirits, independent to the core, with him clueless about real relationships, and her not looking.
But somehow the Man Upstairs had bigger plans, sending Brent to Korea in Rosalee's final year at Redeemer, then sending Rosalee to China for two years while Brent returned to Canada and spent the interval working as a teacher in Toronto.
Timing. Ain't it just everything?!
Anyhow, that space was such a blessing for us: we both grew up a lot, had our shields softened and stretched, tentatively established a trans-Pacific correspondence, and realized that somewhere amongst all those probing conversations and emails that something very special existed. And, on November 11, 2003, we were nudged from above to make the decision to explore each other in a very intentional way.
On July 19, 2004, Rosalee returned from China, surprised to find an idiot-grinning Brent waiting for her after she cleared customs. We knew straight away that "us" was a good thing; we were sure a week later that we were headed for a lifetime of best-friendship and love.
On November 11, 2004, at the edge of the Niagara escarpment and above the approving eyes of Hamilton’s city lights, Rosalee and Brent were engaged after a lovely one-year anniversary evening of dinner and theatre. (It was no surprise to hear ourselves saying "yes," but somehow it still made the proposal complete and klaar.)
And we ain't stopped grinning since, no sir!
We have an "us" story, called A Chance of Sunshine by Jimmy Liao, where two people spend their lives moving left and right, nearby and seeming never to meet. Well, Brent--"The Right"--is right-handed and, like the male in Liao's story, moved often away to the right, while Rosalee--"The Left"--works with the opposite hand, and followed her life-direction to the left...
...we don't need to tell you how the story ends, do we?
Well, left and right can come together, and sometimes parallel lines do meet. In our case, another chapter in our parallel tale will be written on June 11, 2005.
Hope you can be there for that. It'll be something!
Brent and Rosalee
a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
Isaiah 30:21
It's funny how things always seem so clear in retrospect... but God's timing is a clever thing, sneaking up on those of us who aren't wont to wait for things.
People often do double-takes when they hear we're together, particularly if they were around for our "genesis" back at Redeemer: competitive spirits, independent to the core, with him clueless about real relationships, and her not looking.
But somehow the Man Upstairs had bigger plans, sending Brent to Korea in Rosalee's final year at Redeemer, then sending Rosalee to China for two years while Brent returned to Canada and spent the interval working as a teacher in Toronto.
Timing. Ain't it just everything?!
Anyhow, that space was such a blessing for us: we both grew up a lot, had our shields softened and stretched, tentatively established a trans-Pacific correspondence, and realized that somewhere amongst all those probing conversations and emails that something very special existed. And, on November 11, 2003, we were nudged from above to make the decision to explore each other in a very intentional way.
On July 19, 2004, Rosalee returned from China, surprised to find an idiot-grinning Brent waiting for her after she cleared customs. We knew straight away that "us" was a good thing; we were sure a week later that we were headed for a lifetime of best-friendship and love.
On November 11, 2004, at the edge of the Niagara escarpment and above the approving eyes of Hamilton’s city lights, Rosalee and Brent were engaged after a lovely one-year anniversary evening of dinner and theatre. (It was no surprise to hear ourselves saying "yes," but somehow it still made the proposal complete and klaar.)
And we ain't stopped grinning since, no sir!
We have an "us" story, called A Chance of Sunshine by Jimmy Liao, where two people spend their lives moving left and right, nearby and seeming never to meet. Well, Brent--"The Right"--is right-handed and, like the male in Liao's story, moved often away to the right, while Rosalee--"The Left"--works with the opposite hand, and followed her life-direction to the left...
...we don't need to tell you how the story ends, do we?
Well, left and right can come together, and sometimes parallel lines do meet. In our case, another chapter in our parallel tale will be written on June 11, 2005.
Hope you can be there for that. It'll be something!
Brent and Rosalee
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posted by Brent and Rosalee at Thursday, March 17, 2005
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