For today’s photo, we go back about 27 years.

I can still remember feeling humbled and honored when she asked me.  My friend Margaret was expecting her first child.  She asked me if I would be the baby’s Godfather. 

This would have been right around the time I was dating my ex, not yet married.  I had no idea what a wedge my ex would put between Margaret and me. I also had no idea how my ex would keep me away from my Goddaughter, too.

Marissa was a beautiful baby.  As crazy as it sounds, there was a lot of pressure on us Godparents the day of her baptism.  I was well versed in America’s Funniest Home Videos where the baby slips out of a Godparent’s arm into the baptismal or the Godparent gets peed on. 

Thankfully, it all went off without a hitch.  This photo is of Margaret, her ex-husband, me and Marissa outside the church.  I don’t know that I have a photo of me holding her on that day, which is sad.

I lost many years with Margaret and Marissa because of my ex.  It was obvious that she did not care for Margaret.  So because of that, she made it impossible for us to ever get together. 

After my divorce and remarriage, I was so glad that Margaret and I picked right up where we left off.  This also led to a reconnection with my Goddaughter.

I love this photo, but it reminds me that there should have been years worth of pictures of the two of us …