Thomas is getting married today but hes in maple ridge and im in edmonton, we just talked, and in my lack of sleep addled brain i couldnt get the words out, thomas and melinda are the couple that convinces me that marriage is more then property, that marriage can and will be a commitment that lasts for both of thier lives and is founded on love, respect and fear of the glory of god.

melinda and thomas give me faith in the old ways, because i know that they will work through changes within themselves and the world. By this working they will make a permanant impact on the way things are run. They love each other, and not the cheap romanticism that is traded for love today, but a love of passion, dignity, duty and intelligence.

they are suiting up to run the long race, and too few people who get into this morass have done that. For them the descion was so clear, and naturally progressed, that it doesnt seem a morass, but a natural extension. This was not done out of properity or obligation,

i dont know what else to say, but thomas and melinda give me hope for the future, and for someone so used to cheap cynicism and general despai--hope for the future is a wonderful gift.