Constant number one:

We made an eternal commitment on May 1, 1965 to God and to each other that we would live this life to the fullest, together, through thick and thin. We have changed totally over these fifty years. We have had great days and terrible days. We have experienced wealth and poverty. We have had successes and failures in how we taught and counseled our children, and we have had some incredibly painful disagreements and many more exquisitely positive, memorable experiences. The point is we never gave in and never gave up. We held on to that commitment we made so many decades ago. Our love is eternal and we plan on finishing this race together and ready for the eternal challenges.

Constant number two:

We made the decision to live each day as if it was our last, and work every minute of every day to plan for and live so we would enjoy our family and our earthly experiences. Nothing was easy about going to school, working, and raising a family all at the same time; but, because we made the commitment, kept moving forward, and diligently worked to find the best in each situation. We made some decisions like the one to leave Eastern Arizona College because we didn’t feel my job as Director of Cooperative Education was planned and laid out so it could be successful. We thought, we prayed, and we discussed and made the decision to exit. Very dangerous ploy, but we had determined to achieve our job goals and staying in Thatcher was not in keeping with this commitment. Was it difficult? Was it a lot crazy? Do even today still wonder if it was the right decision? Sure to all of them, but with the added caveat that we tried very hard to never look back and worry about what could have been, we kept moving forward and upward toward completing our goals.