by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jun 24, 2020 | Faith, Marriage
May 24, 2002 became our anniversary, not because of careful planning for months, but because it was a day Army gave us off for memorial weekend and we, still in AIT at the time, could get off Fort Sam Houston post. Our courtship was short. We knew of each other 3.5...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | May 1, 2020 | Faith, Marriage
There are times I am reminded of why God created us to be social creatures, to be with others and not by ourselves. We are reminded that together we are better because there is not one of us that is gifted in all areas. We complement each other in practical yet...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Feb 20, 2020 | Marriage
So grateful to have this man as my husband. We can have “heated fellowship” and call each other out on our nonsense and in the same breath…. bridge and gasp for air between hearty belly laughs. In the end, it’s never about “winning” the...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | May 24, 2019 | Marriage
Our love story began 17 years ago today. Looking back, I can’t help but ❤️ our love story more each year. Small town boy meets big city girl while training in the Army. Both of us coming from broken relationships. Both of us with our own pile of baggage. We...