11 Reasons I Asked My Wife to Marry Me

Twelve years ago, I proposed to Joanna at a picnic shelter that no longer exists, near the lake at Furman University. Here is what I saw in her that made me want to marry her:

1. Christ-follower.
2. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Hot. A Pretty Young Thing. (**See below)
3. Hard-worker. 
4. Servant heart. It bothers her when she can't figure out how to help someone.
5. Steady. Not overly-emotional and dramatic. She did cry when I proposed.
6. I never had a Baptist father-in-law before.
7. Fun-loving. She doesn't have my great sense of humor, though.
8. Loves and cares for children.
9. Because she never thought she'd marry a Jewish Yankee.
10. Honesty and integrity.
11. She's my best friend.

So glad that I have her on this adventure in life!

**Pretty Young Thing

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