My husband and I met in a very unusual way....

We met in an online chat room....I was just roaming the net one night and came accross a chat room...I had only been accessing the net for a few days and still learning everything I could....Anyways....I was checking this chat out just to see what it was like and I came accross a room with just two people talking, so I left the chat room as I didn't want to disturb them...Well, I received a msg to return to the chat room, so I did and that is where I met my wonderful new hubby.....We talked for hours as often as we could...We just hit it off right from the start....

At the time, I wasn't looking for a relationship other than friendship....I was in the process of a divorce, living back home with my parents and trying to raise 2 wonderful kids....I wasn't interested at the time in having anyone new in my life....It was a very depressing time in my life and Ron understood that...For the most part he just listened to me complain abt how lousy my life was at the time and each time we talked,he encouraged me to not give up, that soon something wonderful in my life would happen....Little did I know at the time that he was right.....

It took us awhile to get up the nerve to finally meet each other in person...We finally got invited to a wedding of another online friend and were planning to meet for the first time there, but unfortunately,I was unable to make it....But then we got a second chance to meet when our online friend decided to have a party at a beach near where I lived during the summer....I refused to pass that chance up, so we went and had a wonderful time.....We met several different times during the summer and each time was wonderful....It was as if we were meant to be together.....It was pure magic....

Don't get me wrong, we had our hard times with each other....We even broke up once....But the only thing that happened with that is it made us more miserable than ever....During that time, I had alot of things happen to me that I won't go into on here....And those things made me want to just not talk to anyone or see anyone...But at the time,I didn't have a choice as I had a family and friends that lived near me that wouldn't leave me alone....And in all actuality, I am very thankful for that....My family can be hard to get along with at times, but we always manage to stick together when it counts....But there was one person out there even tho he had done something wrong to me, he refused to let me go....He insisted that I was being irrational, overbearing and hard headed...Even though he was right about that too, it still didn't convince me to give me a second chance....He had hurt me bad and I was tired of being hurt....But then one day, I got hurt by someone else so bad and had no one else that I could really talk to about it.....So I picked up the phone and gave Rona call and we talked about everything that had happened to me during the time that we weren't together and he was very understanding and just listened and once I was finished crying, he had only two things to say to me.....They were, he was sorry for what he had done and that he loved me more than anyone he has ever known....I was able to forgive him for everything and knowing in my heart that it was the right thing to do, we got back together....

We have been together ever since then and have never given each other a reason not to trust or to love....Ron is an amazing guy....He stuck by me even when I didn't want him there.....He stuck by me even when my family was trying to get him to leave, and believe me,they tried everything they could think of and at the time, I didn't understand why my family was acting the way they were towards him, but now I understand....They only wanted to protect me from being hurt once again and wanted to see how tough Ron was and if he was the right person to make me happy and keep me happy....My family loves me more than life itself and no matter how over protective they become of me, I will still love them just as much....I can understand now why my family was unable to accept Ron at first....I was going thru a terrible ordeal with the divorce and many other things....It took Ron and I a long time to understand that....But with all the things that my family did to try and come between Ron and I, it only brought us closer together.....

We have been together now for almost 13yrs including the time we spent not speaking to each other.....We were recently married on Dec. 20th of 98 and I delivered my youngest son on Jan. 9th of 99....Everyday that we have together is a special and joyous one.....We treasure every moment that we have.....

So for all those people out there male and female....Don't give up on life or love just because times get tough.....Let those hard times make you stronger, not weaker....There were many times that I felt like giving up on myself and everyone else around me....But that isn't the answer....Take the Lord in your heart and let him lead you thru the battle field of life and know that he will never stear you wrong....I am living proof of that...Take pride in having patience.....Take the time to smell the roses that have been planted for you and know that there is someone special out there for you and allow the Lord the time to take you to them.