This Girl This Boy

This girl was shy This girl was introverted This girl was afraid This girl felt alone most of the time A few close friends were her saving grace This boy was active This boy was wired This boy was different This boy felt alone most of the time God was his saving grace. This girl played sports This girl studied hard This girl made no enemies This girl loved to write The pen was her instrument for expression This boy was awkward This boy got by This boy was involved with his church This boy loved to be on stage Acting and debate were his means of expression This girl had dreams This girl had hopes This girl had fears This girl followed her friends to college This boy had dreams This boy had hopes This boy had fears This boy followed his father into the military While this girl was coming out of her shell This boy was learning survival methods While this girl was exploring dating This boy was fathering a baby While this girl was experiencing her first failure This boy was trying to stay alive in the Persian Gulf This girl grew into a well-educated, mature, but very lost woman This boy grew into a well rounded, divorced, military father Shortly after they met, this woman and man pledged their love for each other This woman fell in love with this man’s confidence, humor, and sincerity This man fell in love with this woman’s beauty, compassion, and wit This woman and this man vowed to spend the rest of their lives together This man made promises This woman believed in him This man made more promises This woman began to doubt him This couple communicated well This couple shared deep truths This couple was honest with each other, but not with themselves This couple had good intentions This couple loved their family This couple lived beyond their means This couple began to perish This woman had lost her husband This man had lost his wife This couple was determined not to lose their friendship This couple was focused on the happiness and well being of their children This couple would not simply “go through the motions” This couple would be honest with each other and themselves This couple would work as a team for the first time in their lives This couple would be happy living apart This couple would always love each other