Show of Hands

The births of my children.

Married my wife 50 years ago.

Her!

I feel a public obligation to say squishy stuff about my wife and kid. 😻

My kids

Married my wife of 45 years.

Meeting someone that could always make me smile and lift me from whatever was holding me down.

Meeting and marrying my fantastic husband of 41 years.

Days that children were born.

Hard to isolate just one. The day I met my husband, the day we married, and the days my kids were born.

God's forgiveness.

Thriving through cancer, in the face of unemployment and near-foreclosure.

I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior.
I married my husband Henry.
I have a wonderful godson.
I like myself a little bit better every day.

Two things, in this order:
1. I surrendered to my Redeemer's Love & Compassion
2. I surrendered to my Truest Companion's love & compassion

... as I result, I survived & overcame most of what preceded these two events at least 30 years longer than I ever expected, or by all rights, should have

my family

Just today. After several weeks after my wife was diagnosed with colon cancer, the surgeon has determined they are most likely just polyps.

Marrying my wonderful husband.

Getting married to the best woman in the world.

Being born in the best country on the face of the planet! 🇺🇸

Children

My grandparents payed for my entire family to go to Hawaii for almost 2 weeks in 2011. It was kind of like a family reunion/gathering. I got to go snorkeling, ziplining, and other things I had never experienced.