…. and then the beautiful red head sitting on the floor near the bottom of my bed looked at the card I had just pulled out of the deck for her. She took a breath and then her sad blue eyes looked up at me across the comforter. In a dry sing song voice she said “whoop there it is”. Complete with the Tag Team inspired 90’s head bop.

We looked at each other. A deep belly laugh consumed us both.

There were tears, there was pain, and in that moment there was also joy.

This goofy, stunning, intelligent girl sitting on the floor near the bottom of my bed was just starting her journey and I fell a little more in love with her soul just then.