whispers the sound of silence

Right now all I can hear is the plastic murmuring of the timer on my lamp and the occasional car whizzing by on damp roads. The house and neighborhood are at rest. Oh, and the light tinnitus ringing in my ears...but that ever-present distraction os old hat at this point. I contemplate playing the new cd I burned from Colleen but decide against it. I am enjoying the silence and my thoughts. There have been so many lovely thoughts this week...of marriage and sunshine and delightfully worded 5-6 word phrases that drifted through my mind. I can only hope that some of them will re-emerge in these next minutes of silence.

I ought to sleep. Too little sleep and too much standing today combined with an early day at work (shoot, church) tomorrow will certainly take their toll. But soon enough my phone will ring and the sweetest sound I will have heard all day -- the travel-weary voice of the fiance -- will assure me that he is home, safe and sound, on the ground. Hard to believe that we have been engaged for more than a week...despite the 2 hours we spent together during that time. Almost unbelieveable that this reality, this amazing man has come into my life -- apparently to stay. Somehow this is true.

My sermon is finished. My work for today is finished. The call has come. I can sleep, if only for the moment.