Last week we went peach picking and our two little ones,

Aiden and Aidan got together again.

These two, only a year apart, are like night and day- yet they have wonderful moments that are staggeringly beautiful.

They seem to meet in their own place- not by design or happenstance-

they meet and respect each other without adult interference.

They call each other- “other Aidan/en.”

Luke sent me a picture today that reminded me of this relationship- and it brought to mind Robin and I as children.  We, also, were night and day.  Respectful and respecting our differences- we became much more than sisters- we became a team.  Working and playing, talking and laughing, and sometimes, fighting- it was always an act of togetherness and growth.

One of these boys is her grandson, the other mine- now both of them, mine,

I thought it would be appropriate to share Luke’s picture and a psalm I wrote for Robin right before she died (with thoughts of David and Jonathan and their love for each other in mind.) .  Some how these all fit together for me- they bring God into relationships of love- and it makes the writing of psalms a practical expression of  love and praise.

Aidan and Aiden.

A Psalm for Robin

You,God, giver of all gifts,

into your hands I place my heart,

wrenched from my body this day.

A bosom companion, friend of the heart,

tall and majestic, shining,

she walked through my life;

Stopping to love me and gift me with goodness,

Pausing to encourage me to all good works,

Lifting up my heart, she defended and protected me.

I see your love, my LORD,

when I look at my friend.

Surely I will see her again-

only a brief time and you will give us respite.

Oh God of all comfort,

protect and deliver your servant,

my soul,

my sister,

my friend.