I am finding that I cannot organize myself to write daily.  I had high hopes, but perhaps I am just not ready to do that much writing.  So, I decided to do a 'week in review' thingy and see how that works.

This past week I am incredibly grateful for my husband.  We celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary on the 7th.  Our meeting and marriage was truly God ordained (I still believe this--even after all these years). 

We met on AOL--Literally.  I know that seems to happen a lot now, but it seems like it wasn't so popular then.  I had been dating a lot of creeps (of course, you find that when you are on-line). I was very interested in one guy, but his plans did not line up with mine (he wasn't looking to get married--i was). 

So, I browsed through AOL's profile listings for men who were: Single, Christian, interested in Children's Ministry and within a certain age range (can't remember the exact range) 7 guys came up.  I wrote all of them with some kind note about what I was looking for and asking them specifically about their faith and their interest in Children's Ministry.  Dan was the only guy to write back.  A bit later, when we were talking more, we talked about how I found him.  When I looked at his profile more closely, it didnt list him as interested in Children's Ministry.  He never was interested in Children's Ministry.  He repeated the search and I repeated the search.  Neither of us could get his profile to come up again. We got the other 6 guys plus one different guy...from Kimberly, Idaho (of all places)

Dan and I began talking sometime around his birthday in February 1998.  We met face to face on June 2.  We chose a place about halfway between us: Welsboro, PA.  A cute, historic and quaint little town in northern PA.  I went to visit his hometown on June 27th.  I met some of his family (he is the youngest of 8 kids) 

Dan took me on a walk to look at his property and get some pretty views of his home and the town.  We took a walk thru the woods and he suddenly asked me: "What's that?". From my perspective, there was a tree root and a HUGE spider web...complete with spider.  In my head I am thinking, "oh great, he has brought me out here to scare me with huge spiders".  He moves me over and points out a small, white box in the root of the tree.

When he opened it, it was an engagement ring....with a small light on it.  It was dark in the woods and the small light made the ring just sparkle in the shadows.  He dropped to his knee and quoted a poem he had written for the occasion.  I, of course said, YES!

We were married in my home church that November 7.  It hasn't been easy.  I left home, family, friends and career for a small town filled with strangers.  Due to distance, we hadn't spent that much time in each others presence.  But, we made a commitment before God.  We work it out cuz, in our minds it is that or live in strife and unhappiness.  Divorce is never an option for us.

Dan is a godly and patient man.  He loves me no matter what.  How can anything be better?

He is Risen, Just as He said!