Loretta Was Here

I remember the first time I ever saw a black panther live and in 'person' at the zoo in Tyler. He was gorgeous - a magnificent creature of the feline species... And he was confined to a cage. I'll never forget him. This majestic creature lived in a concrete and metal cage. I don't remember the dimensions, but I do remember thinking that he was probably 6 feet from head to where his tail began, or so it seemed. His cell was about  1-1/2 times his body length - for simplicity's sake, let's say 10 feet. There was an upper deck and a lower deck, both concrete, neither more than 4 feet wide. And this majestic feline, he paced. His size and stature didn't allow him to turn around in the tiny, enclosed space to which he was confined. Instead, he paced the length of the lower deck; soundlessly leapt to the upper deck and turned; then paced the upper deck. Descending from upper to lower again was not quite so soundless. The pure size and strength of his body

Today is hard; yesterday was hard... life, in general is hard now, baby. I miss you so much. Today I was wandering around looking for your phone. The battery had died and I got stuck listening to your Voicemail Message. And I asked for a sign. The irony as you know is the sign I used to have on the door until it got faded and worn and I took it down to redo it. Basically, go away. We don't need anything and we already know Jesus.... So, twice now when I've asked specifically for a sign, He's sent the angel Connie. Connie is beautiful inside and out. I'm sure she feared for her life the first time she came by. ... I asked for a sign. And He sent you.