It was a chilly night in February, close to Valentines
Day. I had gotten out of class in the afternoon and
drove 5 hours to the Southern Chicago Suburb and picked up my then
girlfriend Amy. We turned right around and drove back
to Louisville, crossing the river after midnight.
Lousiville has a beautiful riverfront area called the
Belevedere. It is a huge pavilion complete with
fountains, wading pools, landscaping and a sweeping view of the
Ohio River and behind the skyscrapers of my home city.
I pulled over and walked Amy up the sidewalk to the view of the
river. It was then that I learned the Belevedere was
under a reconstruction. There were piles of dirt,
excavators, porta-potties, construction fencing all over the
place. So much for "picture perfect."
I led Amy to a bench, knelt down, apologized for the not so
romantic surroundings, pulled out the engagement ring and asked her
to be my wife.
She said yes! That was almost 20 years
ago. I have loved being married to Amy.
There have been incredible times, and not so incredible times, but
through it all I know that the young lady I married 20 years is the
perfect companion that God prepared for me.
After sharing that story this morning, we began getting phone calls
from others sharing their proposal stories.......,one listener in
Cleveland's husband actually proposed at the same place I did!
Share with us here your proposal stories!