Marleen has been a dear friend to Kathy and me for several years.  Our children have grown up together (and I taught them in junior high).  Marleen was such a blessing to Kathy this last year.  She would come over to our house most Saturday evenings to help Kathy prepare her Sunday school lesson and to paint her fingernails (so I didn’t have to).  Marleen was a Godly woman who cared for her husband until he passed away two years ago, and I watched her faithfulness, gentleness, and steadfastness in the face of adversity.  We have been seeing one another socially for the past 2 months, and Sunday afternoon, I asked her to share the rest of her life with me.  So, block out the first two Saturdays of August for a special day.  One is a decoy, but the other will be a great event to attend. Scalpers are already busy.  I will do my best to make Marleen happy and I know that she will make me the happiest man in the world!  Thanks, Carlton, for great pictures! riffelvision.com  And thanks, Isaac, for a beautiful ring! aggoldsmith.com  And … thanks, Marleen, for saying yes!