It's December 1st, Trish and I are one month away from our 30th anniversary. God has been so good to us. We don't have a financial fortune, but I am the richest man in town. I love my wife. We have a fantastic relationship. Her Aunt Peggy told us before we got married: "Never be angry at the same time." We've lived by that through the years. We're not perfect. We have been angry at the same time, but the application of that advice is that we don't express that anger at the same time. We give each other time to deal with our feelings. We work through our differences rather than fight, yell and insult. Not fighting doesn't mean we never disagree. We just don't fight about it.
We have 4 wonderful children, all married now, and 6 grandchildren. They're not perfect either, but they all know the Lord Jesus, and are doing their best to serve and follow Him. I couldn't ask for more.
Our 3 yr old granddaughter Eva was here yesterday evening, and found a folio of some of our favorite family pictures. She was going through them trying to figure out who everyone was. Many of them were of our children when they were toddlers and infants. She guessed most of them to be her cousins, and didn't realize she was looking at her daddy, Aunt Elise, Aunt Sarah and Uncle Tim. Going through them with her brought back a lot of good memories.
Pictures are a wonderful way to preserve our memories and to give us time to reflect on them. That's why I'm a photographer. I love capturing moments and memories for my own family and for others as well. I hope as my clients look back on their photographs, they have the same kind of fond memories and pleasant moments of reflection.
