Rob & Debra Schroering

During summer break from college I meet Rob at a Southeast singles picnic. I knew there was something special about him, but didn't think about dating him. At that point in my life I was content growing closer to God and didn't feel like I needed a boyfriend. Through the next few years we became very close friends. He was one I always knew I could trust and one who I knew would always put God first. We enjoyed doing everything together. In the summer of 1997 we began to date. While on a walk in August of 1997 he surprised me by asking me to marry him. Three months later, November 22, 1997 we were married. On both sides of our family their was divorce and separation. Even though we thought we know God's plan for marriage before we got married, we quickly found out that we truly didn't understand it. Throughout the years as we've matured in our faith and our relationship with each other we have learned more about what God desires for a marriage. We continue to learn more about Him and each other each day. God's plans for us are always more amazing than we could ever hope, dream, or imagine when we are following Him. In November we celebrated our 11th anniversary. We praise Him for the marriage we have, but also realize there is always room for improvement.