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You might think a judge wouldn\u2019t be scared of anything. I\u2019ve sat on the criminal court bench for 37 years. I\u2019ve had to restore order in my courtroom after people on opposing sides of a case went after each other.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had defendants so angry at me on hearing the sentence that they threatened me with bodily harm. I\u2019ve had to put away violent criminals. And you\u2019re right, none of that scared me. But the idea of dating at the age of 66? That <\/em>made me tremble in my boots.<\/p>\n

When I got married I thought Ann and I would be together forever. We had two beautiful daughters and enjoyed more than 30 years as husband and wife. But then Ann died of brain cancer. I felt like the bottom had fallen out of my world.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t that I couldn\u2019t take care of myself. I could cook, mop a floor and do laundry\u2013well enough to get by, anyway. What really got to me was the loneliness.<\/p>\n

After I\u2019d been on my own for a few years I couldn\u2019t take it anymore. I considered dating. But who? And how? There were plenty of single women around my age here in town\u2013some had even invited me to movies or concerts. I just didn\u2019t feel that spark with any of them.<\/p>\n

Then one evening I was in the produce aisle of the grocery store when I noticed Julie Lane picking through the apple bin. We went to the same church and our children were the same ages, so we\u2019d crossed paths many times. I guess you could say we were friendly, but we weren\u2019t really friends.<\/p>\n

I knew that Julie\u2019s husband, like Ann, had died of brain cancer a few years back.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi, there,\u201d I said, putting down a head of lettuce and pushing my cart over to her. \u201cHow have you been getting along?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, Leon,\u201d she said, flashing me a sweet smile. \u201cI\u2019m doing okay. But, well, you know…it\u2019s pretty lonely on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boy, did I. Julie and I talked for a long while\u2013catching up on what was going on at church, with our kids and other parts of our lives. She was smart, interesting and pretty. Very <\/em>pretty.<\/p>\n

So I asked her out then and there, right? Wrong. <\/em>I walked out of that store with my groceries, kicking my cowardly self all the way to the car.<\/p>\n

About a month later, my mother passed away and Julie sent a sympathy note. I wrote her a thank-you. Then my birthday rolled around. Guess who sent me a funny card? \u201cI remember you mentioning that you have a July birthday,\u201d Julie wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t smiled like that in ages,\u201d I replied, by regular mail. In this age of text messages and e-mail, we became old-timey pen pals. With every piece of correspondence our words grew a little bit bolder, a little more flirtatious.<\/p>\n

Still, I couldn\u2019t summon up the nerve to just come right out and ask her on a date.<\/p>\n

Lord, help me out here, <\/em>I prayed one lonely Friday night. How do I win Julie\u2019s heart?<\/em><\/p>\n

The next morning I woke up thinking about granola. My famous homemade granola. Everyone loved it. Maybe Julie would too.<\/p>\n

I took out my largest mixing bowl and poured in oats and a bunch of sunflower kernels. Then I stirred in vegetable oil, molasses and vanilla (it adds just the right hint of sweetness). I spread the mixture out in a big roasting pan and slid it into the oven. I checked on it a few times, stirring while it baked.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know, Lord, could this really be the answer?<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The timer dinged. I pulled the granola out of the oven and carefully mixed in some raisins and toasted almonds and let it all cool. Then I poured it in a plastic ziplock bag and attached a note: \u201cFrom Your Secret Admirer.\u201d<\/p>\n

I left the bag in Julie\u2019s mailbox. She knew what my handwriting looked like. I couldn\u2019t wait to hear what she thought.<\/p>\n

Julie\u2019s next letter came. No mention of the granola.<\/p>\n

So I left another bag, bearing the same note, on the bench beside her front door.<\/p>\n

Nothing.<\/p>\n

I had to quit acting like a nervous, silly teenager. Time to act decisively, like, well, a judge.<\/p>\n

I made another batch of granola, filled a bag with it and drove to Julie\u2019s. Only I didn\u2019t put the bag in the mailbox or on the porch bench. Nope. This time I walked straight up to her front door and knocked.<\/p>\n

Julie opened the door. I didn\u2019t say a word. Just handed her the granola and kissed her. Exactly what she was waiting for.<\/p>\n

The rest, as they say, is history. This spring will be our fifth anniversary. I think I\u2019ll start our celebration by bringing Julie breakfast in bed, featuring my famous granola, of course.<\/p>\n

Try Leon’s granola<\/a> for yourself!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Download your FREE ebook, A Prayer for Every Need, by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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