January 27, 2001

Dallas, TX. It was a cold, rainy day. The weatherman was predicting freezing rain and sleet by sundown. I awoke that morning all snuggled up next to one of the loves of my life. Not Cary. That would be Candice, my dalmatian. Little did she know her world was about to be rocked! See, back before Cary and I married, Candice slept cozied right up next to me, flat on her back, head on the pillow, covers pulled up to her neck. She really does think she's human.

As my alarm clock went off that morning, I rolled over and shared a wet slobbery kiss with my sweet fur baby, then popped out of bed and raced to the shower. Sleet, snow, floods, nor nuclear warfare would keep me from accomplishing my mission that day. While getting dressed, nothing could wipe the smile off of my face. Not even the weatherman! This was going to be the BEST day of my life!

I arrived at the church, First Bapist Dallas in downtown Dallas, BEAUTIFUL church (where Cary and I met!) We all dressed and ate and giggled and dressed and ate and giggled some more and then FINALLY, the time had come! It was the moment I had waited for my entire life!!! The day I had been dreaming of since the age of 5. I walked down the aisle and married the most amazing man God ever created! It was such a beautiful ceremony and there wasn't a nervous bone in my body. Why would I be nervous? God created him for me and me for him. I knew without a shadow of a doubt that we were perfectly in God's will. We had both remained pure until our wedding night.

There is nothing more precious and wonderful than two believers, who had saved themselves for the one God created for them, who had obeyed God's word and abstained from sexual immorality, who had allowed God to bring them together in His time, and who would be joined together "till death do us part." It don't get any better than that! That is the ultimate act of worship.

Our wedding was spectacular. People still talk about that cake, the prime rib, and the music. It was fabulous from beginning to end and I enjoyed every second of it! As much as I didn't want it to end, I knew, uh um, better things were awaiting me, if you know what I mean!

Honey bun, I love you with every ounce of my soul. You are my everything. I adore you in every way. You are everything I had ever dreamed of: Godly, humble, compassionate, nurturing, a leader, hillariously funny, the most wonderful father to our children, you have a passion for seeing people come to know the Lord, and you take such good care of me. God created a mate for me that I couldn't have created any better had I done it myself. I look forward to growing old with you.

Happy Anniversary, my love!

I love you to infinity and beyond!