Sixteen years ago today Patrick and I were married in Washington state, amid a storm front called the Arctic Express. Since then, we’ve lived in these places:
- Federal Way, WA
- Silverdale, WA
- Bremerton, WA
- Edmonds, WA
- another home in Edmonds, WA
- Palestine, TX
- Rowlett, TX
- Le Rouret, France
- Royce City, TX
- soon to be Rockwall, TX
We’ve had these children:
- Sophie, 1992
- Aidan, 1996
- Julia, 1998
We’ve owned these cats:
- Mackenzie, the demon kitty who we sent to a farm
- Chutney, our fluffy white kitty we gave to some hellish boys (why oh why?)
- Oscar (aka Oat Bar) who had a terrible bout of epilepsy. We had to put him to sleep.
- The Blue One and its sister (two kittens, one Aidan called The Blue One, who were sick and we had to take them back to the pound.)
- Pepito (who ran away) and his sister Madeline (who has been to France and back with us)
We’ve held these jobs:
- Junior high school English teacher (eek!), Mary
- Secondary substitute, Mary
- Giving Home Journal author, Mary
- Vascular Ultrasound Technologist, Patrick
- Director of Vascular Lab, Patrick
- Newspaper columnist, Mary
- Stay at home mom, Mary
- Owner of vascular company, Patrick
- Nonfiction book writer, Mary
- Novelist, Mary
- Church planters, Mary and Patrick
- Director of Vascular Lab (now), Patrick
- Full time writer, Mary (now)
We’ve owned these cars:
- Chevy Nova (the old kind…very brown)
- Chevy Nova (the new kind, like a corolla)
- Honda station wagon
- White Toyota pickup
- Blue money-van
- Another white Toyota pickup
- a beat up old brown Mercedes wagon (which we still own in France. Please pray it sells!)
- ??? (We have to buy cars now)
We’ve been to these countries:
- USA
- Canada
- Mexico
- France
- Austria
- England
- The Netherlands
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Portugal
- Monaco
- Belgium
- Egypt
What an enjoyable and exhilarating ride it’s been. I am more in love with Patrick than I was the day I met him, the day we were engaged, the day we were married. God has been faithful to us through the ups and downs of life. Today is definitely a day to celebrate!
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