Brian & Mary Lou

Many years ago, after meeting Brian, and knowing we had a connection, somewhere in a conversation he said if he ever could, he’d buy or build me a house. It was a sweet sentiment that I always remembered, but never expected it all. As life always does, our lives moved on, going in different directions, but he was always in my heart. Fast forward to thirty years later, and we found our way back to each other. Once again, we discussed how it would be nice to own a home together.

I had always heard about how habitat for humanity gave the opportunity for people to be homeowners, and always admired Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter for the work they have done with habitat, but I never imagined that one day I could be one of those people, and to learn that my favorite country singer Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks not work with habitat, that’s the cherry on top!