Wow, 18 years today we got hitched on 2/1/92

Just sitting in my office doing some studying and praying. Thinking about my wife Angie. I remember the day we got married. I was 21 and she was 18. We had two young sons, Anthony was a big 2yrs and Niko was 5 months old. My brother Daniel was my best man. We decided to get married a week prior. My brother was home on leave from the Marines and his leave was cut short. We went and had a little house wedding in Seattle with my brother 2 boys and my grandparents. Married by my grandfather.
No honeymoon, no big gathering, no pomp and all of that-shoot, nothing wrong with that at all..we just didn't have the money or the time.

We were doomed from the beginning if you look at all the statistics. Teen-parents, high school drop outs, no job skills, no real future. 18 years later I look back and scratch my fresh shaven bald head and think...whoa God, you pretty awesome.

I think how Ang (that's what we call her for years) has turned into this mighty women of God, an awesome wife, tremendous mother, hard worker, caring and loving pastor. There is not to many women that could handle me the way she does. My driven personality and ADD qualities. I am as quirky as they come. Though Ang, she really is amazing. One of her favorite sayings is "Babe, what can you do about it?"...usually over something that has ticked me off and really bothering me. I remember just the other week when we were talking about this move to Miami to plant churches. She said to me "dude, God is speaking to you. I am with you, lets do it." I hope every man reading this can have a wife that looks you in the eye and says "dude, I am with you." Scary and exciting all at the same time.

As I sit and look back over the last 18 years and this marriage that has been graced and redeemed by Jesus. I would not change a thing. Sure there are things that I wish we didn't do or things that I wish I didn't say. But, I have learned in my young 39 years. What doesn't kill ya, just makes stronger and if God is with you, who can be against you. I am looking forward to the 18 years. We will have trials, sufferings and pain I am sure. But I think there is no one else I would rather go thru the next seasons of life then with Ang!