I know that the thing I want is exactly the thing I can
never get. The old life, the jokes, the drinks, the argu-
ments, the love-making, the tiny, heartbreaking
commonplace.

-- C. S. Lewis

Henry married and made a home and life with Grace for
forty-two years. From the beginning, they felt they belonged together.
They sensed a special chemistry as they blended their lives-- "Better
living through chemistry" they liked to say.

Henry and Grace loved one another faithfully and wholeheartedly.
They remained their own persons even while something of each found
its way deep beneath the skin of the other. They couldn't say exactly
how, but there was something more to them together than simply one
plus one. They thrived as companions, partners, and lovers as they
immersed themselves in the rich details of everyday life and the un-
folding of the seasons of their lives. They grew in understanding of
one another, themselves, and their special chemistry. They never ceased
wondering at how much more there was to understand. They were
grateful for one another and all that married life offered.

Grace taught high school history for nearly thirty years. Her en-
thusiasm was contagious, and the subject came alive in her classroom.
She focused on everyday lives in other times and cultures. Her stu-
dents learned about family and working life and the differences that

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