Our love story began when Eric saw me at church. He was a single dad, I was a single mom dedicating her daughter. We dated for 3 1/2 months then got married.Having both been married before, we knew what we wanted and what we didn’t. We were determine to build something different and something lasting. Just one year later, tragedy struck when we lost Eric’s only son in a heartbreaking accident. Most marriages might not survive such a loss, but ours grew stronger. We choose each other every day.

We have too many to talk about. But our 25th anniversary stands out. We renewed our vows in front of our family and friends. We had our best man and our brides maid from 1997 in attendance. We choose US everyday .

After losing Eric’s only son just one year and one week into our marriage, we learned that life can change in an instant. Instead of letting tragedy break us, it brought us closer together. Winning $20,000 would help us strengthen our small business. We work side-by-side every day and are thankful we do. Our love story isn’t just about surviving hard times it’s about choosing each other every day. This prize would help us keep building the future, we worked so hard for our family.