Ten Years!

Today Harold and I are married 10 years.  A lot has happened in those years, but it seems like only yesterday.   We probably won't do much celebrating today because Harold has that virus going around that causes drippy nose and coughing (I just got over that about a week ago) and he is not feeling the best.  But I'll make some cinnamon rolls today and maybe we'll play another game of Scrabble.
     Harold and I met online back in early 2003 on Cupid Junction, one of those computer dating sites.  After a few months of writing back and forth to each other via emails, I finally was brave enough to give Harold my phone number.   He called me and we talked for hours.  Then we decided to meet.   The site recommended meeting in a public place for safety reasons, and we met at the West Forty restaurant in Park Rapids, MN, which was about 1/2 way between where I lived and where Harold lived.   Harold came out of his car carrying a big bouquet of yellow roses and a wearing a big smile.  After lunch at the restaurant, and spending the afternoon in town talking and shopping, we knew there was an immediate attraction.  We really liked each other right from the start.  After almost a year of dating we tied the knot at a church in Brainerd that I was a member of at that time.
     I moved up to where Harold lived, sold my house in Brainerd, and we built a new home in 2005 on Harold's land.  Except for Harold's diagnosis of multiple myeloma cancer in 2010, these have been wonderful, happy years.  Harold is currently in remission from his cancer, and we look forward to many more years together.
     Harold and I firmly believe that a great marriage is centered around having God in the relationship (worshiping together and praying together), good communication, having a lot in common, mutual respect and love, trust, a good sense of humor, patience, acceptance, and forgiveness.  We believe that all of these elements are in our marriage.  Thanks be to God for these past ten years!  He has truly blessed us.............

Harold and I 10 years ago on our wedding day, October 16, 2004