Amy's 'momentary trouble'

A lot of you know already, but for those of you who don’t, there are congratulations to be offered! This past Friday (Feb 9th), Brittany passed her Wisconsin drivers test and she’s now a legal driver on the roads of Wisconsin! I was very proud of her! Now…my insurance agent is happy too as my rates almost exactly doubled - ouch! Oh well, it will be nice to have another driver in the family again!

Three months…1/4 of a year…I can not believe it’s been three months and yet at times it seems like forever. A lot has happened in that seemingly short time frame; Vinny & Hopes birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Vinny & Trevor both in basketball and Brittany cheerleading…list goes on and on. We are marching on, step by step and day by day. Some days gets a little easier but some days we take a few steps back and that’s ok. With the goal of moving forward, but never forgetting firmly in our minds, we have and will continue to rely on God’s comfort and guidance. ‘And yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.’

Today is Valentines Day. Amy and I were never extravagant when it came to celebrating this day, but we did hold it as a special day. I remember our first Valentines Day together as a married couple. We were dirt poor and house sitting for a retired pastor and I baked a cake in heart shaped cake pans. I made the frosting and used food coloring to color the frosting a shade of pink. I also remember that I splurged and bought her a musical card that played ‘You are My Sunshine’. For those of you who have a significant other…take the time to be romantic, you don’t have to spend a fortune to make him/her feel loved, just take some time, be unique & have fun. This simple act will earn you HUGE kudos. Oh…and don’t ever, EVER take your special someone for granted.

For the love of Amy - V