15 years!!!!

I was looking back at my post from a few years ago and found this. It was a memory or two from every year of our marriage. So instead if writing a new post I decided to add to this one.

Remembering 15 years


Today, June 13th, Dave and I celebrate our 15th year of marriage. I thought I would make a list of some of the high lights of the past 15 years.


1st year-1998-1999-our first little rental house in Gordo that we worked on so hard to make a home. Bible studies with the sweet students from Gordo. Going to Grace Church in Tuscaloosa and making some lifelong friends. Oh...and we can't forget the air conditioner never working... :)

2nd year-1999-2000-we bought our first house in Oxford, both of us had new teaching jobs, WOW...what a year that was.

3rd year-2000-2001-we got a new titles.....mommy and daddy. Abigail Grace was born.

4th year-2001-2002-another baby girl....Erin Rebekah was born, and Dave began seminary at New Orleans.

5th year-2002-2003-and another baby :) Samuel David, our baby boy was born, we lived in the little apartment in Alexandria, and learned to manage 3 babies together. Dave began full time ministry at Hill Crest.

6th year-2003-2004-bought a new house in Weaver, Dave went to Germany on his first overseas mission trip.

7th year-2004-2005-busy raising babies, working....ahh the simple life.

8th year-2005-2006-started homeschooling. Abby's first year of school.

9th year2006-2007-Dave's graduation from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Erin's first year of school.

10th year-2007-2008- Began leading the college ministry at Hill Crest, went to Disney world with Ken, Ann and the boys. Samuel started school.

11th year-2008-2009-became a part of Grace Fellowship. Dave started teaching at Donoho.

12th year-2009-2010- so much happened this year, but the main thing was that we learned what the words we said on on our wedding day "in sickness and in health" really meant. We went to Hawaii with the Donoho Band and Choir, I had major surgery, Dave was diagnosed with cancer.

13th year-2010-2011-we tag teamed school in Houston, lots of family time, watching God heal Dave through his fabulous doctors.

14th year 2011-2012- Dave had surgery to remove cancerous tumor. We received news of CLEAR SCANS!!! We began learning how to live life after cancer.

15th year 2012-2013-another surgery for Dave, continuing to learn what normal is after cancer, we became the parents of a teenager.

It has been a happy 15 years of marriage Dave...I love you more and more I look forward to many, many more years!!