A "chance" meeting

She was 12. He was 13. He watched her from across the street and wished he had the guts to cross over and introduce himself. She was the prettiest girl he had ever seen. Unbelievably, she was the exact person he had seen in a dream when he was ten years old. Now, she was within 30 feet of him.

From the next block he could see his best buddy walking toward him. As his friend approached, he said; “you see that girl over there, I know her… you want to meet her? The boy could hardly believe his ears. Before he could answer, his friend has already called to her. He crossed the street and began talking to her. The boy crossed over and waited until his friend would make the introduction. Finally, it happened. They were formally introduced, the boys buddy then took off to do something else.

The boy and the girl began talking and walking. He learned that she was a minister’s daughter. She was in this resort town with her grandparents and would be leaving in just a few hours. They walked together for a while until they arrived at her grandparent’s summer trailer. It wasn’t more than 10 minutes before she had to leave. He didn’t think to get her phone number. As quickly as she came into his young life, she was quickly gone…

It was summer. Three years had past since he met her. He thought about her all the time. At sixteen, he had dated other girls, but he always wondered about the girl he met at Lakeside. He and his best friend were once again roaming the streets of the resort town. They checked out all the girls that walked past them. They knew they would meet someone this week.

He looked down the street to the spot where he had met her three years ago. In that spot were two girls. One of them was her. Before he could say or do anything, his friend was crossing the street calling to her. Before he knew what was happening, his friend made contact and quickly began cementing his relationship with her. He was introduced to her friend, and the four of them were off making plans for the rest of the week.

They hung out for a couple days…he kept thinking that the pairing was incorrect, but he didn’t know what to do about it. She seemed happy with his friend. It was only a week. She probably wouldn’t be interested in him anyhow…after all, she didn’t even remember meeting him three years before…

Parents are perceptive beyond the comprehension of their children...

Late in the week his parents arrived at the resort. They were introduced to both of the girls. His father immediately took him aside and said; “Son, you are with the wrong girl.” He replied, "I know."

...Eight months had gone by since he saw her last. As far as he knew, his friend and her were still dating. Finally one day, he inquired of his friend as to the status of the relationship…”We didn’t have much in common…I haven’t seen her in three months.” It was the reply he had hoped for but didn’t expect.

He called her that night. They spoke on the phone for about an hour and a half. He asked her if he could see her. She said yes.

He was 17. She was 16. It was 1972. They’ve been together ever since.

HER birthday is February 6. He celebrates the day as the most significant day of HIS life.