20 years ago today, january 4, i stood at the top of the aisle at faith baptist church in dearborn heights, michigan, and felt myself go completely numb when i saw jeannie renee turner appear at the other end of the aisle. i sang a cheesy song to her that i’d written, and we made our wedding guests sit through a much-too-long wedding ceremony that we were convinced was the most wonderful wedding anyone had ever witnessed in the history of the universe.

i love jeannie. i love seeing her grow; and i love how she’s pushed me to grow. i love that we’ve been on a similar spiritual journey over the past decade (which sure makes things easier!). our relationship is better than it’s ever been. and i can’t wait to spend the next 20 years with her.

here’s jeannie in times square a few nights back, a few hours after we’d arrived in nyc, holding a triple grande non-fat white chocolate mocha.

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