A Love Story

Once upon a time a young boy grew up in a family with six sisters. He dearly wanted a brother but such things were not to be. He made the best of the situation and grew up to be a fine young man.


He was a lot of fun. A life of the party guy. Always laughing, having a good time, playing jokes, doing crazy things. At times his family wondered what kind of girl he'd end up with.

The young man left home at twenty years of age and went to work at Village Creek Bible Camp in Lansing, Iowa. Almost immediately, he became smitten with the wrangler.


She didn't think too highly of him at first, but his fun personality won her over.
They started dating in the fall of 2008. Neither one had dated before and all of Northwest Iowa was in shock that Andrew had a girlfriend.

Last Thanksgiving, Andrew brought Rachel home to meet his family. They took one look at her and knew their prayers for Andrew had been answered.


His sisters immediately welcomed her into their circle. She good-naturedly smiled politely at Andrew's crazy family. His Mom discreetly whispered to him that Rachel was a keeper.


Andrew's little sister had never seen him hold a girl's hand before so she captured the moment on film.


Andrew walked around with a goofy grin on his face all last year. He wrote a fun long post last spring about him and Rachel that can be read by clicking here.

Yesterday was Rachel's 20th birthday and Andrew bought her an extra special birthday present. He gave her a ring and popped the question. And she blessed his heart and his family's heart by saying, "Yes."

Which means comes next May, Andrew's mother will be a Mother-in-law.

His family is tickled and excited and happy and walking around with silly grins on their faces. Ironically, as much as Andrew wanted another boy in the family, he's adding one more girl. Until his sisters get married, he's still the only guy.


Rachel is a sweetheart and she makes my son happy. We're grateful to God for the gift of Rachel and the fun of seeing this relationship develop. We couldn't have asked for someone nicer for our son.