Twenty Years Ago Today.....

July 10, 1993

Twenty years:  one score, 240 months, roughly 1,040 weeks, 7,300 days, 175,200 hours, 10,512,000 minutes, and 630,720,000 seconds worth of time.  Twenty years is a long time, you know?  As a young child just the few weeks from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve was an eternity.  In that amount of time one can go from Kindergarten through high school and college with a few years to spare depending upon the college major.  And yet it’s gone by in a blink of an eye.  Twenty years ago today I married my best friend.



July 10, 1993
"Just Married"

The months of planning the wedding went smoothly and were enjoyable.  I had heard horror stories, but everything fell into place.  The day went off with only one hitch, the lighting of the unity candle.  The candles we chose were flat topped, and when we went to light our big candle the wax spilled over the top and burnt both our hands.  OUCH!  Other than that, it was a good day and the start of our family.

OUCH!  That wax was pretty hot!

In the years that followed our love and family grew.  God added to our family four beautiful children and blessed us over and over again.  It wasn’t always easy because there were times of selfishness, stubbornness, and stupidity which led to some “intense fellowship”.  However, there were also many times of happiness, laughter and romance along the way.  Each year we have learned more about each other, and our love has deepened.

Our blessings from God

This last year while we were experiencing times of separation, we learned in the classroom of life how much we needed one another.  Please don’t get me wrong.  Things between us were good.  However, we learned to appreciate one another in a new way.  We learned how to cherish one another and the time we have together, because only God knows what tomorrow will hold.  We fell in love all over again.  We began courting once again, and even though we are back together again under one roof....we haven't stopped!  It's a lot of fun!

I have been blessed with a God fearing man who loves the Lord with his whole heart.  He preaches the word in season and out of season straight from Scripture, sharing God’s salvation story each week.  He doesn’t cater to “itching ears” but teaches sound doctrine (2 Timothy 4:1-8).  He is loyal, faithful, and kindhearted.  He is trustworthy and honest, full of integrity.  He is a servant leader in our home.  He is tender.  I love spending time with him.  I find as he ages he grows more and more handsome.  His smile melts my heart.  I love how his blue eyes sparkle when he and the kids get into mischief together!  He's my best friend!

The love of my life, my best friend!

There is no one else I’d rather do life with this side of eternity; no one else I’d rather share my hopes and dream with.   I am so blessed!  It’s amusing to look back and think it started with a cocky grin and a finger swiped through Jell-O cake in the lunch line of Lincoln Christian College.  We’ve indeed come a long, long way!  I look forward to our future together!  I love you, Brad!  Happy Anniversary!


It all started with a swipe of some frosting!  I'm glad we had the photographer take this picture on our wedding day to remember it by.  She thought we were crazy, but it's one of my favorites taken from that day!