We were different in so many ways. I loved salads and low fat foods. Mike loved Southern cooking, fried foods and barbecue.  I liked things to have order - files and bins. Mike was happy with things in piles. Mike LOVED football and I had little interest in the game. Mike was outgoing and the life of the party. He was happiest in the middle of everything. I was quieter and much more inclined to hang back and watch the party happen. Mike would lead the crowd and I would be the one who saw the people on the outskirts.
     We were the same in a few things. We both believed in the inherent goodness of people and be both believed and trusted in God. We wanted to build a family based on these truths and we determined we would do it together.