The Lord blessed us with 4 loving children, 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild – all because two people fell in love.

Our story didn’t start with grand gestures, but with simple choices: choosing each other every day, choosing kindness, choosing to grow side by side. What began as two hearts crossing paths turned into a partnership that everyone around us can feel—steady, warm, and genuine. Our love built a home long before walls or windows ever did. It shaped memories, strengthened dreams, and softened hard days.

Everything beautiful that surrounds us—every shared glance, every triumph, every comfort—exists simply because two people fell in love… and never stopped.

Marriage Advice: A great marriage isn’t built on perfection, but on two people who choose each other every day, especially on the hard days. Richard says he lives by 2 rules: “Rule #1 the wife is always right. rule #2 if I think I’m right I refer to rule number 1.”