Today is one year and I will definitely blog about that later but I wanted to share one more story.

Early in our relationship I shared an apartment with my friend Julie. I was extremely poor and had no bedroom furniture. I slept on a second hand mattress on a floor and stacked my clothes in the closet. I really did not think much about it. I had been poor my whole life and was thrilled to have an apartment with my own bedroom. On Valentine’s Day I came home to the sweetest surprise. Richard had gotten me a dresser! He put it in my room and even bought a few cute decorative pieces to go on top of it. This may not seem like a big deal to everyone but to me it was the sweetest and most thoughtful gift! Richard remained a thoughtful and generous man and gift giver throughout the rest of his life. If the girls or I wanted or needed anything, he wanted us to have it. Today I am grateful for this sweet guy who brought me this sweet, thoughtful, and wonderful gift.