Andrea O. Freeman

Ephesians 3:17 NIV ....  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.  And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love ..... Psalm 16:8 NIV ...  I keep my eyes always on the Lord.     With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 46:10 NIV ...  He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;   I will be exalted among the nations,   I will be exalted in the earth.” This morning as our family enjoyed online worship together, I was refilling my water bottle and I walked over to my two house plants near the dining space window.  I am no plant or gardening expert by any means, but I have found a few plants here and there over the years that have made it.  I have kept them with the care they need, a rhythm of watering every few days, pruning as needed, and re-potting as they have outgrown their  original containers.  I adopted these 2 plants from memorial services for our loved ones over the last...

 163 days.  I can't believe it's been nearly 32 years since we officially began our life together.  I remember when you asked me to marry you on a fun evening out for a festive holiday get away to see the lights at Silver Dollar City in December of 1993.  Mike and Amy joined us, and little did I know they were in on the secret and knew what was coming.  You surprised me as you and I had a moment in the wilderness chapel, and you got down on one knee and asked me....it was yeah, a storybook, fairy tale, all the feels kind of moment!  My Ry is really a romantic and an absolute charmer at heart.  I can't imagine it being any other way.  It doesn't feel like it's been over 30 years.  A lot of life has happened since those early days when we'd only been together for about 9-10 months.  I knew I was going to marry you just a month into our relationship.  I knew God gave you to me, and me to you.  163 days til we celebrate another yea...