Five Years Ago

• I was finishing up the drapes for my mom's house.


• I got to meet the first of my in-laws.


• My husband and his brother showed up at Mom's house in time to go out for lunch and pick up the tuxes.


• My Grandma broke the ball off her hip while washing her car so it would be pretty for my wedding.


• It was the day before my wedding rehearsal.


• My next to last day as a single woman!

So much has happened in the last five years! We've moved across the country, down the coast, and back across the country. We've loved and lost three children - one miscarriage, and our two foster children that we transitioned into a new home so that we could move back across the country. We've stood firm for the truth of God's word through one of the biggest trials we could face. We've been given a fourth child to love, and to bring up in a godly home. We've ministered in four different churches in three different states. We've made friends all over our wonderful nation. We've grown more fully and deeply in love with each passing day.

These past five years have undoubtedly been the best five years of my life! Thank you sweetheart for five wonderful years! I hope to spend seventy more with you.