David,
    I wanted to send you a note to let you know 
that I how things are going. Our one year 
anniversary is almost here, I can't believe it. We had a 
hard first few months getting used to each other. 
I thought many times if we weren't married I 
would have just cut my losses and left. I can see 
that if we would have lived together before we were 
married that's what would have happened. I read a 
book about the power of a praying wife (I 
actually read it four times) that helped so much. God 
changed my attitude through prayer and I can see 
changes in Mike as well. I learned that instead of 
getting upset and fighting sometimes it's best 
just to go to God first. This was really hard for 
me because I'd rather cry and call my family or 
just confront him, but God really handles it 
better.
     The last several months have been great. We 
are getting along well and seemed to have found 
compromises to settle our differences. I know why 
people say marriage is the hardest thing to do, 
but I think it could be the most rewarding at the 
same time. We haven't missed a Sunday service 
together unless we were working and we've even found 
a home group that we attend when possible. We 
volunteer in the nursery and help with other church 
events. 
      I want to thank you for all your help and 
guidance through my life, I wish we lived closer 
and could keep up. I will always appreciate you 
marrying us and I just wanted to let you know how 
things were so far. We hope to move next summer 
near Royse City, so we'll be closer to you. I hope 
everything is going great for you and Debra and 
you guys have a great summer.
   Love ya and God Bless, Dacy
   
  P.S. Keep us and our unborn children in your 
prayers.