The characteristic that sets Mark ‘apart’ from other fathers is that he does not point to himself but continually points his family to Jesus as our treasure , to glorify God and enjoy Him in all things. On our wedding day, Mark sang a song to me by Paul Clark called, Now and Forevermore . (you can hear this on Lala song player) It is from the scripture, “As for me and my house we will serve the Lord, now and forevermore.” This has been the theme in our home. God has poured out His grace on Mark to be a faithful man for almost 25 years of marriage and 9 children. He has been a faithful leader, provider and protector. He has sacrificed his own aspirations to lay down his life for his family, continually pointing us to Jesus. We have gone through many trials, we never imagined 25 years ago, including loss of job, pain and suffering of cancer and the death of our son. Yet, Mark was a solid rock and stood steadfast in the Lord continually pointing us to Jesus and teac
Psalm 127:3 "Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward."