At your worst - you are as holy as you can ever hope to be at your best. Why? Because you have the Gift - Jesus. And He is your righteousness - not your efforts.
I moved in with my husband (who was just this 19yr old teenager back then) just 2 weeks after we met almost 20 years ago. I don't regret a second (OK, maybe the horse before the wagon part) - he knows me better than I know myself and he is still a mystery to me. We have 4 amazing children, 2 adorable grandsons and a precious granddaughter.
Stan has been the anchor that holds me together as I work my tail off to get my first book published while I write more than a dozen articles a week for virtual clients. (No easy feat, considering how easily distracted I am!)
Then there are my kids - who help define me, drive me crazy and inspire me all at once. TJ, my oldest, is a talented, liberal, self-taught death metal guitarist who knows more about politics and football than this mom needs to hear. :) Anna, just a year behind him,