15 Year Ago Today.....

Today Curtis and I celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary.

As we look back at what these last 15 years have brought, we see the hand of God on our lives and the provisions he has given us.  Three months before our wedding, I was hit by a drunk driver.  Although I wasn't killed, my life completely changed.  My short term memory was affected, my body was in pain, and being overstimulated sent me into a complete meltdown/seizure sort of thing.  We were advised that we may want to put the wedding on hold.  Curtis was living in Southern California while I was living in Oregon.  I had been waiting for almost a year to marry him and I insisted that I didn't want to postpone the wedding.  Curtis was employed with the Disneyland Resort and had just been excepted into their management program.  I remember how excited he was as this was not an easy program to get into.  Visiting me after the accident and seeing what I was going through, he returned home and thought about what our immediate future was going to look like.  He knew that I was going to need to continue seeing my doctors and keep in close contact with my lawyer.  He knew that moving me to California would take me away from all of those that I needed while I recovered.  Curtis called to tell me that he had informed his manager that he would not be able to continue the management program and would be relocating back to Oregon.  I cried when he shared this - I KNEW what this meant to Curtis and what he was sacrificing for me.  I was disappointed that I would not be living in sunny California, but was relieved that I would be staying near everyone that would be aiding in my healing.

Our marriage has been riddled with many challenges.  Some of them almost brought us to our breaking point where I did not think we would stay married.  But, it was because of these times that I believe we are still married.  We both had to change the way we approached our marriage and what we felt the role was for each other.  Curtis had to learn who I was all over again and I had to learn how to "back off".  We have sacrificed and lifted each other up when we couldn't lift ourselves up.  We are each other's biggest fans!

As we set out to embark on yet another journey, we look back at how God has had His hand on our lives.  He has allowed us to experience some really incredible times together.  Things that we have dreamt of, we have done.  Things that seem to crazy to believe in have become a reality.  We know that this journey will be no different.

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We are $5,793 away from being funded for our adoption.

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(Can be used at Olive Garden)


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Sixth Prize - 2 Regal Cinema's Movie Tickets

Seventh Prize - Autographed Blake Shelton CD

The Challenge

1.  Get 25 people to donate $5

2.  Get those 25 people to each get 15 more people to donate $5

3.  Get those 375 people to each get 5 people to donate $5

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**Every donation made to our grant fund is TAX DEDUCTIBLE**

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-Giveaway ends on October 31, 2012-