The Three "Ds"

Below is a picture of our friends Jerry and Dianna Jenkins. This picture is one they took for their 37th wedding anniversary. They truly are wonderful people. But what I want you to notice - look at Jerry's shirt. It looks rather large on him. There was a time in his life when rather large was his body style, not how his shirt fit. However, over the years he has shed a great deal of weight through desire, discipline, and dedication. I am not sure he would win "the biggest loser" contest, but he would rank right up there.

Jerry is a good man and a prolific writer. What impresses me more than Jerry's prolific writing career, is his total dedication to family. I remember one day back in IL, where we both attended the same church, he talked about a book he had written in an afternoon. It was called "Hedges" and it has since been revised. The book was a how-to for men regarding faithfulness to their wives. The theme was building "hedges" around the marriage relationship so that, as husbands, we could defend and preserve our dedication and commitment to our marriage relationship. Well, I reckon, after 37 years of marriage, he has been practicing what he "preaches".

Of course having a beautiful, wonderful and dedicated wife makes the task somewhat more manageable. CONGRATULATIONS you two!!!