LOVE ACROSS DISTANCE

What a wonderful beginning to a new year! It began late in the previous year -- me finding you,
chatting online, confessing my love, and then it happens all over again. The feelings that I’ve felt
for you all along begin to resurface. Only this time, I am free to act on them without fear of
upsetting anyone.

Thank you, Amy. What more can a man say to the woman who opened her heart to him, allowing
him to feel the warmth of her love across the great distance that separates them? You truly have
no idea what I feel for you.

I try to put this feeling into words, but fail miserably. This feeling of being both scared and at
peace, of having both butterflies and a sense of calm, is a feeling that I have only dreamed
about. As the days continue to pass, my love for you continues to grow. I never thought I had the
capacity to love anybody as much as I love you right now. Yet, my love for you continues to
mature, growing beyond the realm of my heart. It seems that you have become the fiber of my
soul, the very reason for my existence.

I have no other words to describe the way you make me feel. No words, no actions could even
come close. I believe that Ronald Regan said it best to Nancy in a letter, telling her only that, "I
more than love you". Their love was a strong love, surviving everything, even death. I believe
that even after his passing, Nancy felt Ronald's love for her raining down upon her. That is why
she has always seemed at peace after the death of such a truly loving husband. That is the love
that I feel for you.