Mark keeps saying two to three years, but I just don't know . . .

Thank you for your kind words!! I hope to be a good mother-in-law when the time comes and I believe it will, it is not a matter of if but when LOL!! She is talking to him on the phone right now even as I am typing, they talk on the phone every day, sometimes three or four times a day. She has him as a favorite on her phone so they can talk longer because he lives in Mississippi while we live in Alabama. I'm glad it doesn't use minutes on our family plan LOL!! I enjoy hearing her laugh and be so happy. Sometimes when she is in her room talking to him she gets to laughing so hard you can hear her all over the house!! It does my heart good!! Thanks again and have a wonderful day!!

They seem like they are really in love then, I know that I loved talking to my fiance all the time before I moved in with him. Is there anyway he could move up to Alabama to be closer to ya'll?

Good Morning! It truly is hard to find a good man in this day and time and that is why I'm so proud for Amanda. Mark came along when she really needed someone also and she is very blessed! Even if they do wait as long as he says it will still be okay, Amanda is willing to wait and we will just get to keep her a while longer here at home LOL!! My work situation is much better now and I appreciate so much your response. There were just some things going on that I wasn't happy about but it seems to be straightening out. :) Have a wonderful day!!

Thanks so much for your response Micki!! I didn't mean to sound like I am worried, although I guess it sounded that way. I guess I'm just trying to figure out what is going on in Mark's mind, which there is no way I can do that LOL!! I guess I'm wondering if my husband and I need to start preparing for a wedding soon LOL!! We will definitely not be upset if they want to get married because Mark is a fine young man and a wonderful Christian man, he just keeps saying one thing then says these other things and Amanda says to herself "Huh!! Is he trying to ask me to marry him now or not?" and I'm wondering the same thing LOL!! Oh well, we will just have to wait and see I guess LOL!! Take care!!

You are right Grandma!! The Lord is always in control even when hurtful things happen and He knows what we need when we need it. I truly believe that He sent Mark into Amanda's life and I will be very happy when they do get married even if it is two or three more years LOL!!

Hi Jill!! Yes, it is fun!! I am looking forward to being a mother-in-law for real, I'm just wondering when it is really going to happen LOL!! Mark will not call me Shelia and he will not call my husband Steve although we have told him that we don't mind at all. But he says he wouldn't be showing us respect by calling us by our first name so he will not do it. He is only 9 years younger than me and 10 years younger than my husband LOL!! But he is extremely old fashioned and that is just the way he feels about it. But I am glad he is old fashioned because he has been nothing but a perfect gentleman to our daughter. He is 17 years older than her but he has given her the maturity that she needed. Her self confidence has blossomed tremendously since they started dating. We are very proud that God sent him into her life when he did. :) Thanks for responding hon!! Shelia

Hi There Tamara!! You are right, courting is extremely old fashioned and Mark is definitely that, old fashioned. But I think that is wonderful!! He told Amanda that he doesn't like to use the word "dating". He said he feels like that refers to people who are dating one person after another. He said he prefers to say that he is courting Amanda because that refers to seeing someone that you are planning to marry. So he is definitely planning to marry her, in fact, he has told me that he wants to. We were sitting in the living room one morning talking. He had gotten here early to pick her up and she was finishing getting ready so I just sat down to talk to him. He is a very nice young man and easy to talk to. He will open up and talk to you about anything. He told me that he wants to marry Amanda. I think he wants to give her time to finish college because he knows she is wanting to be a school teacher but he also worries about her transferring to another school. He is afraid she will find someone else. Amanda has assured him, though, that she loves only him and doesn't want anyone else. Recently when they were visiting one of his cousin's she asked him "Mark when are you two going to tie the knot?" He told her probably two or three years. His cousin then told him "Oh don't wait that long!!"" Amanda told me this, that is how I know about it Ha!! Ha!! Amanda is willing to wait because she loves him with all her heart. I guess it is just a Mama's nature to wonder and worry about these things. Thanks so much for listening to me!!