Mark and I have been together for more than 28 years. We have enjoyed welcoming people into our lives, our son, our friends, new family members, Godchildren, and good neighbors. We have mourned the loss of our son, Mark’s parents, five babies lost to miscarriage, and shared in the mourning of those close to us when they lost loved ones. We have weathered the health crisis of our son and parents and others. We have enjoyed living in the rural places of our country, in Montana, Nebraska, Texas, Missouri, and now Oklahoma. We love the outdoors, you will see us working on our little place, planting and building and mowing. We both love to read and spend time with our friends and family. We enjoy board games, good movies, and music. Mark spent many years as a parish pastor and then a hospital chaplain. Until I went back to school I enjoyed making our home a haven and caring for Mark and our son, John.