Bound by Grace: Our Story of Unlikely Love, Family, and Faith

They said it wouldn’t last.

An 18-year age gap.

A younger man, an older woman.

Four sons. Two still under our roof and two overseas.

A past marked by illness, doubts, and plenty of raised eyebrows.

But what they didn’t see—what they couldn’t see—

was what God was doing behind the scenes.

The way He quietly wove our lives together in a way that made no sense to anyone else,

but perfect sense to Him.

Love That Doesn’t Fit the Mold

When we first got together, people talked.

Especially his parents.

They couldn’t understand why their son would fall in love with a woman so much older, already a mother, someone with more years behind her than ahead—at least in their eyes.

But love doesn’t ask for permission.

It doesn't follow rules or timelines.

It listens to the heart, and ours beat in sync from the start.

A Journey Marked by Trials

I’ve battled cancer.

He’s survived a stroke.

We’ve both stared down the fear of loss—of each other, of stability, of what we thought our future would be.

There were seasons of weakness, of hospital beds and whispered prayers in the dark.

There were days we couldn’t fix things for each other, only sit in the storm and hold on.

But through it all, God never let go.

Our love wasn’t broken by suffering. It was refined by it.

No Longer Growing Our Family, But Still Growing

I can’t have children anymore, and that was a reality we had to accept early on.

For some couples, that would be a dealbreaker.

But my husband didn’t choose me for what I could give him—he chose me for who I was. For who we are together.

We’ve raised two (plus two remotely) wonderful sons.

Two still live with us, and even though the house is busy,

there’s a quiet grace underneath it all.

A rhythm we’ve found as a family, messy and beautiful.

God may have closed the chapter on babies, but He’s still writing our story.

One of healing, of second chances, of choosing love again and again,

even when the world said we shouldn’t.

Bound By More Than Time

Our marriage doesn’t make sense on paper—but it makes sense in faith.

We were bound not by age or tradition, but by grace.

God has always been the thread holding us together through everything.

And that’s what gives our story power.

If you’re reading this and your love doesn’t look like everyone else’s—hold your head high.

If God brought you together, no opinion can tear you apart.

We’re proof of that.