Lyn Cote Shares How She Met Her Husband

 Last month I asked you, my readers, to submit questions for me to answer. 

And here’s the first question:

I'm always interested in how people met their spouse, so how did you and your husband meet? How long have you been married? My husband and I will have been married for 49 years this year.

Blessings, Linda Reville

Thanks for asking, Linda. I met my husband when he was invited by his friend (who attended the same church as I did) to our church couple’s New Year’s Eve Party, 12/31/73. The attraction didn’t “take” till about a month later. His friend invited him to a special concert on a Sunday evening at our church. That night he “attracted” my attention. At the same time, our church was forming a young married and singles group and I invited him to the first get-together which was at my apartment. Things moved rapidly because though very shy, he let me know he was attracted to me! Good. 

Our first date, he took me flying. He has a private pilot’s license and at that time, belonged to a flying club where he could rent a plane. A very interesting first date! Anyway he proposed to me March 1. I told we better not tell anybody because they would think we were nuts. So we waited till early May. We married the first week of October. 

We celebrated our 50^th anniversary in 2024. We hit a rough patch in our thirties but went to counseling and worked matters out. I say this because many think that a long marriage means no ups and downs, but that’s false. Fortunately we decided to stay together and every day we are glad we did. So that’s my true love story! (And I’ve offered Linda a free ebook for her participation.)

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Matthew Ritter, a Union veteran returned to his Rebel hometown, has seen firsthand the cost of change. After four years of war and a crushing defeat, his town is poor, humiliated, and angry. Tasked with building the school, he knows the truth Verity refuses to accept—Fiddler’s Grove is not ready. And the people who oppose progress will not stop at words.

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