Ronnie B and Me……us, not you and i but us

us, not you and i but us

for we are one together.

This is part of a poem I wrote in high school when I first started dating my Ronnie B. I still love this line and looking back over five decades plus of life together, I wouldn’t change who God partnered me with. Back then I was thirsty to spend time with Ron and today I still feel more complete when we are together. But over the years I have become more secure in our love and am comfortable when one of us goes off on an adventure without the other. Ron has his archeology field trips and I am currently up in the northwest with grandkids. It always makes my heart pitter patter when he calls to share a sunset or let me know that he is thinking of me. So we are one together but also one when we are apart for a bit. 

Here we are approaching seventy years old this year and looking forward to celebrating fifty years of marital bliss in 2027. Suddenly, we have become world travelers. The past couple years, we have gone to Greece, Ireland, and Spain. This year we are off to Egypt and Kenya with Ron’s archeology group. I never imagined that this would be our life. My mom and dad told me when I first started dating my high school sweetheart that he would make life an adventure. They were so right!

Our lives are filled with family and fun. What my teenage self wrote in a simple poem has turned into a life of us being one together. Here is a picture of Ronnie B and me sharing a meal in Barcelona. Whether we are in roaming in our rv, sitting on the back porch, or jetting off to another continent, or smooching on grandbabies, Ron and I are living life that we could never have dreamed we would live and loving every minute.

In Him,

Joyful

1-13-26