To My Valentine...

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BOB PYCH

I’m blessed to be married

to a Godly man

Let me tell you about him—

Bob received the Lord as a young man

at a Billy Graham crusade in New York City

and has been serving Him

in various capacities all his life

On the day I met Bob, he came

as a widower, with a group from church

to minister to my dying husband

in a nursing home in Livingston

He also ministered regularly

to patients undergoing chemo treatment

at Hackensack Medical Center

and for eight years

was a one-on-one volunteer

for a resident at a center for the

developmentally disabled

Bob has been a Gideon for years

distributing Bibles at schools

hospitals and wherever needed

He’s generous to people in need

and compassionate, particularly

to the downtrodden

Bob loves our congregation

(Beth Israel Worship Center)

as much as I. We sit side by side

and sing, worship and listen attentively

to the inspired teachings

of our pastor/rabbi, Jonathan Cahn

We enjoy fellowshipping

with the church members

and after each Sunday service

look forward to working

with our faithful little team

to count the collection money

After that, the two of us

usually go out to dinner

In the morning, Bob puts a CD in the Bose

and fills our home with worship music

Usually, it’s Les Morrison’s “Messianic Violin”

or Messianic vocals by Marty Goetz

or old-time hymns by George Beverly Shea

Other times he reads us a devotional message

from a book by Max Lucado

Every evening before dinner

Bob leads us in a prayer

for our family and friends

and those who ask us

to pray specifically on their behalf

He takes care of himself—

works out with Peter, his trainer

once a week and on his own, besides

He practices his swing at the

Passaic County Golf Course

and in summer, swims a lap or two

at the Totowa Pool, most days

Actually, I’d say that he’s

in darn good shape

for his 86 years

A few times a year

we get to go away

on a nice vacation

Life is good!

It’s a blessing for me

to be spending these latter years

with love and sweet contentment

happily yoked to this Godly man—

my beloved husband, Bob Pych

Maude Carolan Pych

The above poem is included in my 411-page memoir in poetry, "Wonderhoods." For information about ordering, please scroll to the end of this blog.