The long stretch of sand crooked its arm around the shoulders of the turquoise waters, and I gave thanks. Weather was never predictable on this stretch of the coast, but my prayers were answered this weekend. Jolene sat next to me in front of the bay-view window. Fall was typically when we had the best weather, and this September was no exception. I made a habit of counting my blessings and knew I was a fortunate man. Since meeting Jolene, mercy, peace, and love were multiplied in me.
Ever since the winter of last year, she’d been my baby girl. Which wasn’t to say it was all sunshine and roses. We went through a rough patch when her dirtbag ex was released from jail only a year after he showed up at the post office with a gun, and Jolene’s panic attacks came back with a vengeance. She liv
