My older daughter asked me yesterday, how exactly I met her Dad and I reminded her that it was at a roller skating rink.

I remember that day vividly, almost two decades ago on July 13. I went to the rink with some of my friends. David was in town on assignment. As an avid skater, he opted to go staking that night….

I skated around the rink once and I realized that years of not skating had made me develop a fear of falling. I proceeded to call it a night and have a seat. And there he was asking why I was leaving the rink. I explained that I was done, persistently he asked why? Innocently, I said I did not want to fall. He responded, “I will not let you fall“. We skated the night away and he kept me from thinking of falling by talking to me and holding my hands.

David was committed to this phrase throughout our relationship, he said it often and through thick and thin, he never let me fall. How I wish he was here now because I do not want to fall.