My Heaven… IS HER.

“Are you guys newlyweds?”

I’ll never forget the day I was sitting next to my wife in front of a banker. As we happily chatted (as the banker was reviewing some things) I could see her (the banker) glancing up at us and smiling frequently.

I THOUGHT she was just being polite to her customers but as we were getting up to leave the banker said something curious.

“Are you guys newlyweds?”

My wife laughed out loud as She explained that we’d been married for 25 years and had 6 kids.

Surprised, the banker said something I’ll never forget. She said…

“You guys seem so happy together. Usually when I see a couple as happy as you guys they’re newlyweds. That’s cool that you are so happy after all those years.”

As we drove away Shelly smilingly said, “I think we may have just restored her faith in long, happy marriages.”

That’s what Shelly and I had. A long (30 years when She passed away) happy marriage.

And it’s NOT because things were always easy. There were REALLY hard times. Financial, health, kids, disappointment, tragedy and discouragement. The same things ANY marriage goes through.

I’m sure just like ANY long-term marriage, it takes a lot of work.

But the REWARD… priceless.

Just a few nights ago I dreamed about Shelly… again. In this dream I was sitting in Church and just like She had done hundreds of times before (in real life) She walked in the back door of the Chapel and started heading towards me.

And just like the hundreds of times before (in real life) MY WORLD STOPPED as I focused in on her glorious femininity and beauty.

She knew I always watched Her as She walk towards me (because I told her I LOVED it) so She smiled at me as her eyes sparkled and She lifted a hand to give me a quick, cute wave. She even tossed her hair – like in the movies – and playfully grinned real big.

I could have almost sworn there was a soundtrack of Prince’s “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” playing as She slow-motion walked.

It was if (in my dream) I was catching a glimpse of Heaven.

Almost immediately I woke up and I was overwhelmed with gratitude.

Frequently, Shelly comes to me in dreams and even though the dreams are all different one thing is always the same.

Her eyes sparkle, She glows with feminine beauty and I am reminded of the reward that is waiting for me in Heaven.

How cool is that?

My Heaven… IS HER.

And I get to catch a glimpse of that frequently.

It’s highly motivating. It keeps me going when times get tough. That reward… my sweet Shelly… is incomprehensible and overwhelming.

But it’s also made me consider. “Is that what Heaven is?”

Is Heaven our deepest desires or wants or security or variety? We KNOW it’s not things, right? Because… “You can’t take it with you.”

Or could Heaven be… our wonderful relationships with each other?

Something to consider, right?

I know… for me?

My Heaven is HER.