September 4th.

On Sept. 4, 1970.....37 years ago today....my parents were married. They have been tremendous role models of what it means to center your marriage on Christ and to create happiness through commitment and perseverence and faith. Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad.


On Sept. 4, 1999......8 years ago today......my then-boyfriend led me into a darkened gym. In the exact spot where we had met after a ball game just 7 months earlier, there was a chair surrounded by flickering white candles. Our song "Love of My Life" was playing over the loudspeaker. As I cried, he knelt on one knee, professed his forever love, and asked me to be his wife. Happy Engagement Anniversary, Honey. I love you even more than I did that day.
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And today, Sept. 4, 2007, I dropped my daughter off at school for her very first day of first grade. Her first day of all-day school....eating lunch at the cafeteria....all those "big kid" things that come along with first grade. I'm so glad you had fun today, Kennedy, and I know that this year holds so many wonderful and challenging things for you. I am very proud of how brave and hard-working you were on your first day of first grade, and how you were a nice friend to your new classmates.