June 1998
The sweetest man I'd ever met took me by the hand and led me to the dance floor.... I knew this was no coincidence because this was the last place on earth I expected to meet the man I'd marry! As we danced he whispered "You have warm hands" which he later revealed made him fall in love with me.....
God had everything to do with us meeting............ By thanksgiving we were engaged. By March of 1999, we were married! It took a while for me to conceive but in God's time came along my two beautiful daughter's Ariana Marie and Kara Nicole who were born exactly eighteen months apart!
My world was about as perfect as anyone could hope! I had it all and told myself nothing would ever take this away from me! No more holidays hurting or being alone. No more longing for someone I could call my best friend.
Not only did I recognize God's love the night we met but something greater happened to me shortly after we were married.... Robert said something to me that I needed to hear more than anything.... Something that I believe has saved my life today. Something I had never been told before and that it could only be God's true message to me..... God the savior knew I needed to hear what Robert had to say that very day and that it would one day save my life!
We were home, declaring our love for one another..... It was a dream come true for the two of us..... I looked up at Robert and I said, "I love you more than anyone or anything.... You will forever be my best friend," and then he said to me...... "No, You must love God above anyone else" This statement shocked my heart because no one has ever said this to me! I replied, "why?" shouldn't it be my husband? and Robert said, No! Never! GOD COMES FIRST! "Isn't loving you the same as loving the Lord? and again he said, "NO" you must ALWAYS put the Lord first! Then your husband, then your children (who didn't come along for 3 more years)........ Again, it was a shock to my heart to hear him say this and all I did thereafter was ponder those words.
Years had passed, but God really gave me a great beginning; exactly what I needed in life----a full package to say the least! We both had great jobs, we lived each day like it was our first date together. I could honestly say the honeymoon went on for eleven years. I thanked the Lord for providing me with a Love so strong that only he could be responsible. I thanked the Lord every minute of every day and asked him to never let anyone or anything take that feeling away from me/from us!
"There was never a day I didn't look up at the sky and thank the Lord for my blessings; for bringing me a man who taught me that Loving the good Lord should always be first and foremost and above all else."
Sharon Maria Nicole (my confirmation name)
Epilogue Part III to be continued.................
