Holding hands with you in my dreams

My dear one, 

I have found a new favorite drink to fill the void left by my coffee abstinence -- I mix Tazo Decaf Chai Latte Concentrate with unsweetened almond milk and heat for a wonderfully comforting treat! I'm also loving Trader Joe's Harvest Blend tea (cinnamon, ginger, apple, orange, chamomile, hibiscus, etc.), and last autumn I stocked up with enough boxes to last me the year!

I had a dream last night that was so vivid that I weep now in recollection of it.

You and I were hiking with a group of mutual friends. At one boulder-scrambling spot, you turned back and offered me your hand to help me up. We spoke no words but the look between us communicated that we both felt the electric current of attraction. As the miles continued on, our hands met again and again -- for unnecessary reasons and increasing lengths -- until it was obvious to us both and to the entire party that this was something more, something real, something special.

You had a face, you had a name, but like in my real life, you say nothing.

I'm learning how to live with the silence, the wondering, the waiting, the hoping... I take it to the Lord in prayer and leave it in His hands. Your hand may never reach for mine, but He holds me in His hand forever, never to let go.

Psalm 139:7-10 
Whither shall I go from Thy spirit? 

or whither shall I flee from Thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there: 

if I make my bed in hell, behold, Thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning, 

and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall Thy hand lead me, 

and Thy right hand shall hold me.

Isaiah 41:10
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: 

be not dismayed; for I am thy God: 

I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; 

yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.

Isaiah 41:13
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, 

saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

John 10:27-29

My sheep hear My voice, 

and I know them, 

and they follow Me:

And I give unto them eternal life; 

and they shall never perish, 

neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.
My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; 

and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father's hand.