My Man

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Caryn

When you are dating in high school, you often think that this person or that person is the one for you for all time. Quite often that is not the case, but sometimes…well, you get blessed to find your soul mate at such a tender age of 17 or 18, and somehow that young heart makes the right choice, and steps into happily ever after. Such was the case with me. While Bob and I didn’t meet in high school, since we went to different high schools, I was still in high school and he was barely out when we met.

Stepping into marriage a little over a year later is a risky step for people still in their late teens or early twenties, but that is what we did on March 1, 1975, a little less than a year after I graduated from high school, and we have never looked back to see what might have been if we had chosen a different path. We are two people going the same direction in most areas of our lives. Yes, there are some things that we are different in, but that just adds flavor to the marriage, not to mention skills that have saved us money over the years.

This is not our anniversary or anything…not the day we met…so why am I writing this now? Well, it is a very important day indeed. Today is my husband, Bob’s birthday. The day I celebrate the birth of the gift God has given to me. The day that the one person God had in mind for me before either of us were born, entered this world and began the path that would one day lead to me and our beautiful life together. It was a winding path, since he was born in Montana and I was born in Wisconsin, but God worked it out and we both ended up living in the same city, Casper, Wyoming. I won’t go into all the details of our meeting, but God worked it all out and here we are, on our way to forever together.

I couldn’t have asked for a better man, a more faithful man or a more loving man. I remember the first time I saw Bob, across the Kmart store. It was like he just stood out from all the rest of the people in that store. I can’t explain that, but that is how it happened. And before I knew it, he was my man. How blessed I am. I love you very much, Honey!! Happy birthday!!

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10 Responses to My Man

  1. Bonnie anderson says:
    July 10, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    Aw, this is so sweet. I’m not sure how, but you and I seem to be on the same path, just different sides of the country. I met my Bob (real name) and started dating him just as I was entering high school. We married in August of 1975, a year after I graduated. God has been so good to us!

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    • Caryn says:
      July 10, 2011 at 2:18 pm

      Well wow!! That is amazing!! So how about kids? I have 2 daughters, both happily married for 18 and 16 years. 3 grandsons and 1 granddaughter. God has blessed us both!! Isn’t He great!!

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  2. Jessica McC says:
    July 10, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    This is so sweet. Interesting that both of you with your Bob – intriguing. God’s plan for our lives is always so interesting if we stop to look at where it leads. My Owen and I met and as I saw him I heard a voice telling me ‘that is your husband’ over 16 years ago. I went to my office and wept – my plan was never to get married. But God knew better and here we are with our son, Jalen.

    Many more happy years to you both.

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    • Caryn says:
      July 11, 2011 at 9:28 am

      That is a wonderful story too Jessica!! God always has our best plan. All we have to do is listen. My boss had the same thing happen to him. He saw his future wife, and God said, “That is your wife.” They have been married now like 28 years I think. God’s plan…always best!! 🙂

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  3. Debi Walter - The Romantic Vineyard says:
    July 10, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    What a wonderful story. Happy Birthday to Bob! We are always happy to celebrate what God has done and is doing in marriages for His glory. Thank you for sharing your special memories with us – it made me smile!
    Debi

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  4. Kathleen says:
    July 10, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    This is pretty awesome and you are VERY BLESSED! It is so rare to hear of a marriage, at so young an age that has lasted this long. Not only that, that you are both so very much in love still! A very rare gift, indeed! Thanks for sharing this! You both mirror the best part of life. One of being loved and cherished!

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  5. Donna says:
    July 10, 2011 at 7:31 pm

    Beautiful. Kind of interesting that you and I were both born in April (of course, different years and different days, but April nonetheless) and both of our hubby’s were born in July. Page’s birthday is the 16th (again, different days and different years, but still July guys). Happy birthday, Bob!

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