A Very Special Day

March 9 is a very special day for me. On March 9, 1972 my nephew - my sister's son - was born. On March 9, 2005 Ed & I started the first day of our ministry to the homeless at Hope Mission. But most amazing of all on March 9 Ed & I celebrated our 36th anniversary! That's pretty amazing for the couple that most people bet wouldn't last six months.

We married very young; I was 18 and he was 20. We had only known each other about a month. We came from very different backgrounds. I already had a child from a previous relationship and we had another baby almost immediately. It wasn't always easy by any means. In fact in the first 10 years of our marriage we could have broken up any number of times. At times it was only sheer stubbornness that kept us together. Neither one of us wanted to be the first one to call it quits.

But 10 years into our marriage something wonderful came into our lives. We found God again. Both of us had Christian backgrounds, but we both had wandered far away. God drew us back. And by His grace we were able to build a relationship with each other that would be virtually impossible to break. Thank you Lord for all of your blessings.

Mark 10:27
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.