I Love You Greater Than Space!

By Lucy Dunn Blount and Mary Barwick

It is not by chancebut by Gods gracewhen two worlds converge. When an English Oxford don and a southern Christian writer meet at Sunday school, they are both healing from emotional wounds. Duncan is a widower. Lucy is a divorcee. From the first moment of their introduction, there is an undeniable attraction.

It takes two months before their first date, then two months before they marry. Duncan and Lucy are nicknamed the love birds by family and friends who all rejoice over their effervescent love. But just six hundred and twenty-three days into their marriage, Duncan sits up in bed while they are on summer vacation, takes a deep breath, and dies instantly from a massive heart attack. In her collection of poetry shared in three parts, Lucy offers a touching glimpse into their synchronized dance of love through haiku-style poetry that celebrates their first Christmas together, comforts for her grandchildren after his death, and helps her find gratitude in the months following Duncans death.

I Love You Greater than Space! shares an unforgettable lyrical love story that powerfully echoes the eternal truth from God that indeed, love never ends.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 14, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481712767

Lucy Dunn Blount

Lucy Dunn Blount lives in Decatur, Alabama, with her husband, Dr. Paul McCain, a retired obstetrician/gynecologist. They are “Goo-Goo” and “Docs” to younger members of their extensive family. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, she has written Letters to the Precious Group and other books and has a radio and online ministry, “Living Treasure, Precious Pilgrim Ministries” (www.livingtreasure.org), which is delightfully packed with blogs, artwork, Bible recordings, devotionals, letters and more faith-filled offerings from Lucy and her friends. Mary Barwick, of Wetumpka, Alabama, wrote and illustrated The Alabama Angels and other books. She also illustrated Letters to the Precious Group, Lamkins J. Flock, and other books by Lucy Blount. Like Lucy, she is a wife, mother and grandmother. She believes her creative work is because of God’s grace. More of her paintings may be seen in the art gallery section of www.livingtreasure.org.

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© 2013 C Lucy Dunn McCain. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 3/14/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4817-1275-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-1276-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013902304

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Contents

Soaring Songs

Delightful Details

From Bridges to Plateau

A Doxology

Saints

Two Roads Converged

In Love

Evening Prayer and After

London to New York

A Nap at the Barn

To Duncan on our Wedding Day

The Wedding and Honeymoon

Gathering of Time

Soaring Songs

Parallel Skiing

Spooning

Duncan Doodle-Dog to the Rescue!

Ta, Gorgeous

Junction of Dean Creek and Spotted Bear River

Kalispell, Montana

Saturday morning,

on the plane home from Montana

Romantic poetry plus 1001 Nights,

Huck Finn, The Hobbitt

Saturday night

Sunday morning. Home from Montana

J.W. Marriott in Atlanta

At Martha & Jud’s spending the night

Driving to Birmingham and

at home alone for the first time

At the lake on a retreat

My Name is Lucy

Sunday at the Lake

Reflections on the word Still

Diplomat Hotel, London

I Love You Greater Than Space

Appendix

A Meditation on Mark 14:3-9

"HE HAS TAKEN ME TO THE BANQUET HALL

AND HIS BANNER OVER ME IS LOVE"

Song of Solomon 2:4

To my love and soulmate, Pablo

You will always change the world of everyone you touch.

You profoundly touch and change mine.

You are such a Gift and I thank the Lord for you.

Lucia

August 1, 2012                                Come Holy Spirit

Preface

In sorrow great joy can come forth.

That was the statement proclaimed by our visiting minister during her sermon. For me, it was a gift of answered prayer. Thank You, Lord.

You see, Precious Pilgrim, for months I’ve sensed a gentle pressing on my spirit to publish these old writings in book form. But why? That was my unresolved question. I just couldn’t understand the need, but that nagging pressure

continued. I began to take tentative steps towards that goal, continually praying, Lord, if this is not of You, please block the way.

Re-reading, correcting, recording remained weighty moves because of my attitude. It was as if I was carrying a heavy backpack with that question stuffed inside. Yes, Lord, but why?

At the precise moment needed the perfect person would come forth — Liz Griffin for typing, Julie Toffaletti for designing, Harry Moore for editing, Larry Griffin for sending. The door remained open. One by one the sequential stepping stones would appear as the faith walk continued.

This morning before church, I was sitting on a stool in my little closet with pen and paper. I knew it was now time to write this Preface. Everything else had been done. I began: We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love one another. 1 John 3:14. That was the scripture verse on my

husband Paul’s and my wedding announcement almost nine years ago. He was a widower; I,