God has been dealing with me about writing this for a while now.  I am not a fan of putting my words and emotions in writing.  But I want to obey Him, so here it goes.

First of all, this blog is NOT about me and what I have done.  It is about God and what He has accomplished and what He is achieving in our lives.  I am praying that this blog brings glory to God.  Second of all, this is very hard for me. A lot of different emotions and thoughts will flood me and I am not looking forward to that.  Lastly, I write like I talk.  Sorry about this.

J.R. and I had our first blind date on January 16, 1994.  J.R.'s cousin married a friend of mine and that is how we met.  I told him on our first date to NOT get serious on me.  I was not looking for a lasting relationship just a friendship.  After we had been dating a month, J.R. told me he loved me.  I said, "Take me home".  It was a few weeks before I spoke to him again.  I forgave him. HAHA.  On April 8th, J.R. proposed to me and I said "Yes".  On May 20, 1994, we purchased our first house on Mebane Road in Oakland.  I moved in our house and J.R. moved in after we were married on November 18, 1994.