Just Show Up: You Never Know Who Will Be Blessed

In April 1988, I proposed marriage to my girlfriend Carey. She said yes! I'm not sure she said yes because she wanted to be my wife, or she was shocked by the question and didn't know what else to say, as we had not dated long. Wow, now what do I do?

Being that we met while serving in youth ministry, we were blessed to know some wise Christian counsel for premarital guidance and then started planning a wedding. Come next January, we were now official family. That family grew eighteen months ...