1993

Today is my 29th wedding anniversary. Tim and I have been married for nearly three decades. WOW! It’s hard to say what my favorite part of the upcoming memoir is. I’m excited about sharing all 28 stories with you. There are three essays dedicated exclusively to our relationship: how Tim and I “met” (I put this in quotes because I feel like we’ve always known each other), our first date, falling in love, and getting married. But from that very first date at age 16, there is no part of my story that can be told without including him.

Tim HATES to be the center of attention. He hangs out on social media to find out what everyone else is up to, not to promote himself. I think Tim was surprised to read so much about himself when I passed him a copy of the manuscript to proofread. I said, “I’ve got news for you. You are the hero of my story.” As I wrote the book, it was difficult for me to tap into the dread, despair, and pit of negativity I was in when Tim and I began to date. The more I wrote, the more in love with him I fell, something I didn’t think was possible. I realized how much he’s changed me and made me want to be a better person. This book is so many things: hope for those in the grip of depression, inspiration for autistic people and the people that care for/love them, and a journey of self-discovery. But the theme that unites all of these stories is the relationship between Tim and me. This book is my love letter to him. 

I know what an incredible human being my husband is. I can’t wait for the world to know it, too.

2022