I was working on the first entry this afternoon for my a blog I’ve been asked to write for Ode Magazine. The topic of my post is the significance of holding hands and in my “research” I came across a story about a couple in Iowa who had been married for 72 years. Last fall they were involved in a car accident, sadly, and in the emergency room it became clear they would not survive their injuries. They were placed side by side and held hands. The husband died an hour before his wife. After he died, her heartbeat registered on his heart monitor, apparently through their holding hands.

Their son commented, “Dad used to say that a woman is always worth waiting for. He waited an hour for her and held the door for her.”

Today’s photo is another old one, this one of my dad walking with Ella and Olivia. I chose it, of course, because they are holding hands.

Today’s Question: With whom have you held hands so far this year?