It is a scary thing—what we go through as we fall in love and throughout the duration of the relationship. That is what stayed with me throughout three listens, back to back to back of “Riverdance” from Cowboy Carter. Her initial reaction to her husband reminded of being thunderstruck and she wrote it down! I couldn’t help feel a bit envious of that. I wish I had written down my first encounter with my husband. I may not remember our entire conversation or everything he wore but I do remember his our first meeting made me feel.
I have written before that I may not have experienced love at first sight whatever that is supposed to mean but I did know it felt right and I knew could be myself. So not taking leave of my senses as she was but a crumbling of my well-guarded heart was already underway.
I do understand because I can be myself without apology giving him everything—my thunderstorm and second chances. Hurricane Kristina has entered the room a few more times than I would care to admit and I have had to slow down to give him grace and forgiveness. We never would have made it if we didn’t. We never would have continued to choose each other.
It was running through a river—rough, sometimes deceptively calm, sometimes as peaceful as it seems. I guess all of us have to decide who we want to roll with, who we want to run with and who we want to dance with.
Kristina Hamlett writes to connect, heal, and be a force for change. 