Last weekend we went down to Applegate (near Jacksonville) to celebrate Ted and Jenni's 35th anniversary. That day I was battling some strong hives on my face and almost didn't go. Jenni has known Ryan and I our entire lives. She has been like another mom to Ryan and I. We've been neighbors with them my entire life and then when I went to George Fox, she and Ted moved to Newberg at the same time and they literally lived a block away from me all four years.....which was like having a little piece of home close and handy. She has planted many seeds in our lives and remains an important part of our family.