-about us- Samuel and I met in the fall of 2007 and we started courting on Oct 13, 2007. Although we lived rather different lifestyles our faith was very much the same. After 2 years of courting and growing together Sam asked me to marry him. As we both felt convicted that this was God's plan for our lives and that we had finally met our right one, I said yes! On July 11, 2009 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Sam made a fairytale proposal in the sunset on the beach (of course with his family all around watching from the side). And the rest is history..... Well actually there is more to tell. :) We planned for a spring wedding the following year and while it gave us plenty of time to prepare it was so hard to wait. The wonderful day in our lives finally took place on April 10, 2010. Sam and I were married in our hometown area at a park. I have never seen a prettier day. The weather was beautiful and everything was just splendid. Emotional whirlwind was the day and like every young betrothed couple we feared we would not see the end. But it came and I guess unless you have ever had the experience there are no words to express the feelings of great joy and great sorrow. To know that you are being moved from a stable, happy, protected home to one that is yet to be established and has yet to be experienced is quite scary. I know that through it all we may not had been able to bare it except we knew the leading of the Lord and had all confidence we were taking the right step in his will. We were married with family and friends around. I am ever so grateful for the outpouring of love and encouragement we had during that time. SO many prayers were lifted. Since that day Sam and I have gone through so much, putting into practice all that we had been taught in building a home and living the role of husband and wife. Although it hasn't all been a bed of roses, we have overcome a lot of things and grown in areas to where we have built and continue to build a foundation that will help us stand strong forever. Our dream is of course to walk in the path that the Lord has for us. And with each passing day we are desperate to find and follow this path. We hope for a large family and our own farm one day. And we seek for the ministry God has for us. We ask for all of the prayers to continue for us as we grow and learn.

tHe pOst cArD c o n n e c t i o n   We get email from all over the world! I know there are people out there who love God and need prayer! We would love to hear from you through snail mail! My goal is to get post cards sent from readers from all over the world! Each postcard I receive will be posted on the site for a time and your name will go into my prayer book! I will also send you a post card in return! If you are interested in participating, please write me at littlepinkduck@mindspring.com   ~Hope to hear from you soon! Haley Marie

Christmas 2010

-promises- (My Uncle -John Mitchell preformed our ceremony.)   Samuel, in taking this woman which you hold by your right hand to be your lawful and wedded wife, before God and the witnesses present, do you promise to love her, to provide for her, to honor and cherish her, leaving all others cleave only to her and be to her in all things a true and faithful Christian husband so long as you both shall live?” Samuel: “I Do”   “Haley, in taking this man which you hold by your right hand to be your lawful and wedded husband, before God and the witnesses present, do you promise to love him, to honor and cherish him, be subject to him in the Lord and be to him in all things a true and faithful Christian wife so long as you both shall live?” Haley: “I Do”   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I Samuel, take thee Haley, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish and to be your provider till death do us part. With this ring I thee wed. With loyal love I thee endow and all my world goods with thee I share, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.”    "I Haley, take thee Samuel, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish and to obey till death do us part. With this ring I thee wed. With loyal love I thee endow and all my world goods with thee I share, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.”