The first time I met Julie I immediately noticed her bright smile, friendly eyes, and easygoing manner. Within several hours I noticed the most important quality to me in a wife – a huge heart for God and for service to others. Fast forward several months to the beginning of summer 2014. Sometimes things happen […]
At 37, my heart was really content with singleness. Life was full of friendship, a rewarding job, adventure, challenge, and excitement. Looking back, God really protected my heart from longing for a life I didn’t have – a married life with a husband and children. In the back of my mind, though, I always wondered […]
Wow. How do I even get my mind around this idea? I’m a dad. I have to sit down every time I think about it. This has got to be the most exciting thought I have ever dwelt on. A little boy is coming out of our love story…quite literally out of Ann! Only God […]
Katie is a distant friend of mine from high school, and after we ran into each other a couple summers ago in our hometown of Rapid City, SD, I invited her and her husband, Jeff, to write for our blog. These two have an awesome story to share about their love for each other and […]
I grew up thinking that the words “I love you” were a statement of my endearment for someone. So whenever someone would say, “I love you” to me, I would sweetly say, “thank you” with a wink. And whenever I shared my endearment for another person using those special three words, I expected nothing more […]
In the fall of 2011, my wife, Stefani, and I awakened to reality. We only have 12 short years left to shape our children’s lives, to teach them the way of Jesus’ mission and the values of His Kingdom. And these are the years they will remember. These are the years where stories are created […]
One of the best parts about living in Colorado Springs is having the Garden of the Gods practically in our backyard. When we were living in our cabin, rent only cost us 400 bucks a month, but we felt like we were millionaires. When we walked out the front door, we could smell the mountain […]
I never would have thought that at 26 years old I’d be married, running three businesses with my husband, living in Colorado Springs, and talking about having kids. That’s not to say that I never thought these things would happen, just not in this particular combination 🙂 And truth be told, I couldn’t be happier. […]
We are sad to tell you that we have decided to take a break from continuing to develop our Wild Love Story blog. It has been fun to share our stories and develop this platform but it is important for us to direct all of our attention on our ministries and our marriage. We are […]
Seeing a new extraordinary place for the first time is a wonderful experience. If it requires a bit of struggle to get there, it is almost always worth it. And if you have to struggle with someone that you love most, the experience will take your breath away. That’s why Ann and I work so hard […]
Last January Ann and I looked over our expenses for the previous year. This is easy since we buy absolutely everything on credit cards, accruing massive amounts of frequent flyer miles and points. After assessing our transactions from 2011, we saw that there were many areas for us to cut back on our spending. We […]
Have you ever gone on a backpacking trip or a weekend climbing outing and realized you forgot something essential? I’m sure it’s no surprise to you that there have been a handful of times where Joe and I forgot to pack something we really needed in order to make a trip more enjoyable…like the time […]
By Guest Writer Richard Freud I always believe in meeting Joe and Ann is not a coincidence for me. I still remember the first time when I met them in small restaurant near the college. I picked up some topics about politics. I didn’t expect they would respond. Actually most of tourists I met are […]
By Guest Writer Steve High Those that know my wife and I best were blown away several months ago when we told them that we had purchased tandem skydiving tickets for each other for Christmas. “Adventurous”, “thrill seekers”, “risk takers” are not words that people would typically use to describe either of us. From the […]
There is something deep, profound, and transcendental about packing up the house that I grew up in. I am flooded with emotions as I dig through my closet and discover different little objects that I have held onto. To anyone else these things look like junk or childhood toys but many of them represent different […]
