July’s Sinful Sunday prompt is “Change,” which is quite timely, since I have been doing a lot of reflecting over the past several weeks. Holden and I, as most of you know, recently celebrated our ten year wedding anniversary. Before I met him, I had been a single mother of two very active boys for ten years. There were dates during that period, and even some hook-ups, but my focus was always on my sons, and I knew that a long-term relationship would require someone with patience and respect for my situation. A shallow pool of candidates, to say the least.
Playing the role of both mother and father — especially during hyper-masculine activities like the sports my sons played while growing up — took the “yield factor” right out of my vocabulary. And so the take-charge aspect of myself that was the hardest to change when Holden came along, but also the most rewarding, is represented in moments like the one captured above. Just take me. Take control. I trust you. Use your strength as I happily abandon mine…
To see what Change means to the rest of this week’s delightful participants, please click on the lips below!
