My Life Changed Forever When...

Twenty years ago today I said "I do" and married the woman of my dreams. It seems like only yesterday seeing my gorgeous bride walk down the aisle to meet me at the altar. On January 4 1992, my life changed forever.  Proverbs 18:22 tells us that, "The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord." This couldn't be more true for me :) I truly found a treasure and throughout our twenty years have received so much favor from the Lord. Most married people would agree that a good marriage takes hard work and requires much love and sacrifice to make it last. This will include things (I've given just a few) such as dying to self, listening ears, a willingness to forgive, always choosing to believe the best and a foundation that's firmly founded on Christ Himself. Marriage is such an incredible thing God designed, and His idea wasn't for it simply to be a peace treaty between two parties. I recently told my wife, "Going out on dates is fun, but I feel like every moment is a date with you." Marriage is incredible! There's something about the Lord bringing two people together in marriage and releasing them to do His will. It's both amazing and powerful! I thank Katherine, my beautiful wife of the past twenty years, for being a Proverbs 31 woman and such a blessing to me. Through both the good times and the challenging, there has never been another option for us other than making our marriage honor the Lord and blossom. I so look forward to many more years of marriage and growing old with the woman of my dreams. I love you sweetheart :)