Cry If You Want To

You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.
Psalm 56:8

“Don’t cry!”

“It’s okay to cry,” Leslie whimpered.

We were having lunch at a favorite restaurant, talking about how work was crowding in on our social calendar as well as our marriage, when out of nowhere, or so it seemed, Leslie’s eyes flooded with tears. Only moments before they were sparkling.

“I know it’s okay to cry,” I confessed, “but can’t you wait until we...