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My Forever Soul Mate

I am living proof that soul mates exist because I've been with my own most of my life. He came into the world same month and year that I was born. It was destiny waiting to happen, or you might say a "marriage made in heaven." Our soulful connection was already in force long before we ever met or were aware of each other.

I first became aware of my other half in Mr. Holsey's 7th grade math class. JD was big for his age and looked more like a 15 year old than 12. He had a cute smile and dimples. When he would smile at me and say, "hello, Beverly" I'd nearly melt. Typical crush? One would think so, but my gut feelings ran so much deeper than a mere crush and were beyond my understanding. I actually felt some kind of indescribable connection to this boy. It was like I already knew him even though the most we ever spoke was "hello" when we passed in the hall. We always acknowledged each other with a passing "hello" although that wasn't normal behavior among students unless you were good friends, and we barely knew each other. Our hearts seemed to already accept what our minds didn't yet comprehend. I knew he was a kind-hearted person, as I had often observed him behaving in a friendly, protective way towards the underdog type of boys that were normally picked on and made fun of. JD treated them like normal human beings, worthy of acceptance and respect, and with him setting the tone, others followed. He wasn't afraid to stand up to bullies even if it risked his own popularity. He was known and respected by the other boys for being true to himself and standing proud and the side of right even at the risk of ridicule.

I would turn through the pages of my yearbook the following summer between school years and when I would stumble across his picture, I would feel my face turning red with a sense that somehow, some way, this boy was going to play a major role in my life, and possibly even be my husband. But how could that be? There wasn't a lot of mixing between boys and girls at school in our junior high. We didn't attend the same church or share in other activities together, we didn't seem to even know the same people. I'd then shut the book, shrug and say, "Naaah."

JD and I continued to have occasional class together in junior high, and I can remember actually feeling embarrassed when he did something dumb like falling asleep in class, a sensation that this was somehow a reflection on me. There was always this sense of awareness and connectivity.

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