God placed you and me together so that we can lead each other to the High Places.
-- Esther Davis-Thompson

You know her secrets and she knows yours; they’re all safe. You know why he hurts and how to help him feel better. You know what makes her cry and what to say to tickle her to the bone. You know she really loves roses, even though she tells you they’re an overrated flower. And you really have a thing for roses too, especially after the day she became the first lady to send them to you. She makes you feel high; he puts you on cloud nine.

She’s been your best and truest friend through it all, the one who stuck beside you even when you were anything but a friend. She listens when you gripe, stands for you when you can’t, cries and laughs with you, encourages you by telling you you’re not dumb for doing that thing you’re doing, and keeps you sane when you continually visit the dumb places. Above all, she saves judgment for Jesus. Your best and truest keeps you afloat, refusing to let you look down into the murky waters less you take your eyes off the prizes you seek. She assures you with her presence that the High Places are within your reach.

Your boy has never turned his back on you; he’s even covered for you when your back was exposed or against the wall. He talked you through it then never brought it up again. He’s down for rolling with you when ya’ll need to ride, for shooting the ish while chilling with a brew and a Mavericks game, and praying with you when it all gets too heavy for man to carry. He helps you reach beyond the right now to find the High Places you are destined to inhabit.

Since the days they arrived on earth, your babies have been blessing you, giving you marked, unwavering, and new purpose. They keep you on your toes, make you live righteously and cautiously, and, if you pay attention, keep you in touch with who you are and who you aren’t. Our babies trust us, although on most days, we don’t have a single clue about any of it. And even when they get old enough to figure out we haven’t got a clue, they still defer to us as the keeper of the answers and bearer of the antidote. Our babies challenge us in every way – good and not so good – to get to the High Places, but it’s because of them we strive persistently for those High Places, and, we want nothing more to see them achieve their High Places.

Without a doubt, God put us together so that we would see, feel, and know our High Places. Today, send a note, card, or roses to the High Place people God has placed in your life.

Sadiqqa © 2007