What God has Joined Together….

Elaine, Rob, and Judi …Is Sometimes more than Two! My dad said to me, the other day, “Elaine’s [my daughter] marriage to Rob has been good for the whole family.” I didn’t ask him what he meant, because it seemed obvious to me. Rob and his family are awesome. He has a younger brother, Ricky, who […]


Late Bloomers

Our Wedding Day: Kevin, Rachael, Cadence, Elaine, Jeffrey, me, Phil, Rich, Ayden, Ryan, Jordynne, Rebecca, Jeff A Full Three Years! Three years ago today Rich and I exchanged marriage vows. Life has brought us quite a collection of milestones in the past 36 months: October, 2007    A dear family friend dies    We’re evacuated from […]


Love, Love, Love!!!

  Kate’s House Fellowship Saturation Weekend We were blessed to spend the past weekend bathing in love. Friday night, Rich and I had a dinner date. Upon our return home, we watched the video from our 2007 wedding, which we had just received that day. What a joy it was to relive those special memories. […]


Purified like Gold

Character and Commitment Every relationship has its troubles, and ours is no exception. Before we became engaged, Rich and I went through a short season of great upheaval and turmoil. During that time, we said “goodbye, forever” to each other at least four times. These partings never arose from anger; rather, they were born of […]


"Why Marriage Matters"

My daughter Elaine, me, our friend and wedding pastor Don, Rich, and his son Ryan. September 2, 2007 A Church Full of LoveToday’s sermon at church was Why Marriage Matters. We participated in, and witnessed, an amazing thing at church today. Hundreds of couples stood and renewed their marriage vows. Rich and I took part […]