Integrity Part Tres

Quite a bit has happened and changed since August 10, 2016. I am nothing less than a changed man.

Just prior to; however, I was a mousy, pitiful excuse for a step-father. I was trying to keep a family afloat, my fiance happy and her sons even happier. To no avail, I failed, and walked out at the end of July.

A "God-breathed" turn of events would happen on Sunday night, October 2, 2016. Cynthia Michele, whom I had called my fiance for nearly the past two-and-a-half years, re-emerged into my life. Without a doubt in my "noodle"; otherwise known as my brain in "Layman's terms", we were able to rekindle the fire that was once our much-need-of-repair relationship on October 3, 2016. As mentioned previously, a lot had changed.

I had left the Veteran's Restoration Quarters on Friday, July 31, to begin new life in Charlotte, North Carolina. Little did I know, that within a few days, I would have a companion to hold, again, that was once that familiar face that I woke up to every morning, and laid down with, hand-in-hand, each night.In total, we were separated for fifty-four days; of which, we had "NO" communication for thirty-eight. Cynthia wrote me letters, sent me gifts, visited me once, prayed for me daily to return to her; and never once, lost faith that God would ultimately bring us back together; closer in love, on fire for God and stronger than ever in a relationship between man and woman...man and fiance.

I had become a "completely" changed man in fifty-four days, and as I would realize on Monday, October 3, that Cynthia had blossomed and had become a changed woman herself. Absent of our Holy Father, there is no possible explanation for the changes that had taken place in both of our live in that fifty-four day period. Somehow, we had each grown stronger, despite being apart.

It was once mentioned by a friend I will no longer be acquainted with by personal choice, that "I" reminded her of Paul the Apostle. Impossible to live up to; even given the fact that we are both men descended from Abraham, placed on this earth by God, and advised and encouraged to follow in his footsteps and in his ways and finally to minister and evangelize for his purposes; we are surely not "one in the same." In my mind, my name does not even belong in the same sentence of Paul the Apostle? However, understanding and trying to live a life of humility and integrity, this compliment was accepted. After all, I am what is labeled as a "Words of Encouragement" person; in the first position, based on the principles behind "The Five Love Languages", a book written by Christian author, speaker, and devout Christian, Gary Chapman.

Someone who is interested in finding out what their "Love Languages" are can find them here:

http://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/couples/