In looking at this photo, my husband and I could be mistaken for the “Yellowstone” Duttons of 1893 or 1923. Paul always said he was born in the wrong time period. He was not made for the new technology age, nor the modern day morality and lack of values. I guess he thinks it would’ve been better to have lived in a time when men were men and women were women. A time when law and order was a shot in the dark. When a man wore a gun and blue jeans. When a woman dressed in clothes that truly identified her as a woman. Today, as we watch movies about the old west, the gunfights, the terror in the streets, I think I prefer living in the time period which God intended for us. Such a time as this.

In the next couple weeks, I’ll be sharing some stories about the two of us – our journey – our walk with God – our hopes and dreams. Eventually a new book may evolve from them. I feel that our “Love Story,” will apply to many couples out there today. They will give you glimpse into the past – Tell you about some of our struggles, successes and dreams – give an example of our faith and the way it has held us together for almost 59 years.

I believe that every one of us has a story that can help someone else to model theirs. God’s story has been the center of our lives throughout our marriage. At times we wondered if He could hear us – if He really cared about us – if we would survive – if we were making the right choices and adjusting to the world today.

“So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.  And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.  Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:21-23