"I'm So Glad You Got to Meet Me!"
Author: Hugh H. Morgan
"I'm So Glad You Got to Meet Me!" was Melvine's often repeated statement to friends, loved ones, and new comers.
Melvine had written a number of chapters about her life for a book she had hoped to have published that would have been entitled, I'm So Glad You Got to Meet Me!
That simple but profound statement disarmed people and it was a way of inviting those she met to know that Melvine loved them and cared about them deeply.
As we would greet the people in the lobby of our churches our chapels in the Air Force at the close of a worship service she would tell each person the same identical message, "I'm So Glad You Got to Meet Me!" She would never scold or demean anyone. She would never ask a person, "Where were you last Sunday?" Melvine did not stand in judgment of others. She would always give each person a sense of her loving care and welcomed people into her heart, life and ministry.
Melvine was a joyful Christian and that joy was contagious. She sprinkled cheer and gladness wherever she went. She lightened up every room she entered. She exuded confidence and faith in God Whom she loved with all her heart. She died a victorious Christian. I was with her when she breathed her last breath and closed beautiful dark brown eyes. I had just released her soul and spirit to go to be with the Lord and telling her how much I loved her. I believe that one day in the near future I will see and be with her again in heaven.
Yesterday, April 17, 2021 was the 15th month anniversary of the death of my beloved wife, Melvine, and her going to be with the Lord of Glory forever. Had she lived until August 13, 2020, we would have been married for 60 years. I met and courted Melvine for three years prior to our marriage. That means I had known her for 63 years.
Author: Hugh H. Morgan
"I'm So Glad You Got to Meet Me!" was Melvine's often repeated statement to friends, loved ones, and new comers.
Melvine had written a number of chapters about her life for a book she had hoped to have published that would have been entitled, I'm So Glad You Got to Meet Me!
That simple but profound statement disarmed people and it was a way of inviting those she met to know that Melvine loved them and cared about them deeply.
As we would greet the people in the lobby of our churches our chapels in the Air Force at the close of a worship service she would tell each person the same identical message, "I'm So Glad You Got to Meet Me!" She would never scold or demean anyone. She would never ask a person, "Where were you last Sunday?" Melvine did not stand in judgment of others. She would always give each person a sense of her loving care and welcomed people into her heart, life and ministry.
Melvine was a joyful Christian and that joy was contagious. She sprinkled cheer and gladness wherever she went. She lightened up every room she entered. She exuded confidence and faith in God Whom she loved with all her heart. She died a victorious Christian. I was with her when she breathed her last breath and closed beautiful dark brown eyes. I had just released her soul and spirit to go to be with the Lord and telling her how much I loved her. I believe that one day in the near future I will see and be with her again in heaven.
Yesterday, April 17, 2021 was the 15th month anniversary of the death of my beloved wife, Melvine, and her going to be with the Lord of Glory forever. Had she lived until August 13, 2020, we would have been married for 60 years. I met and courted Melvine for three years prior to our marriage. That means I had known her for 63 years.
When I fell in love with Melvine it was forever. It happened at the moment when I saw her for the first time in a worship service in Appomattox, VA. I have enjoyed Nat King Cole's rendition of "When I Fall in Love" in singing this magnificent song over the years. Please Click Here to hear this beautiful song that describes my love for Melvine. I cherish the many years God gave us to be married and raise our children to love and reverence God and to give their lives to Him in service to others.
Through the many years of our marriage we enjoyed living in Wilmore, KY, Brownville, AL (near Evergreen), Tacoma, WA, Anchorage, AK, Houston, TX, Dayton, OH, Stone Mountain, GA, San Antonio, TX, Oklahoma City, OK, Birmingham, AL, Athens, GA, Richmond, VA, and Winder, GA. We have met hundreds of people and made many friends whom we cherish. We have traveled to many countries like, Madrid, Spain, Milano, Italy, Cologne-Bonn, West Germany, Liège, Belgium, London, England, Windsor Castle, Rome, Italy, Catania, Sicily, Frankfurt, Germany, Hong Kong and Beijing, China, Budapest, Hungary, Vienna and Salzburg, Austria, Canada and Israel. We have traveled to Costa Rica on two occasions, and several Caribbean Countries. I have traveled to Cuba, Ukraine, and Romania.
We have been greatly blessed by God and owe our lives to Him. We endeavored to put Jesus Christ first in our lives, ministry, and to be obedient to His will and ways as He directed us.
Through the many years of our marriage we enjoyed living in Wilmore, KY, Brownville, AL (near Evergreen), Tacoma, WA, Anchorage, AK, Houston, TX, Dayton, OH, Stone Mountain, GA, San Antonio, TX, Oklahoma City, OK, Birmingham, AL, Athens, GA, Richmond, VA, and Winder, GA. We have met hundreds of people and made many friends whom we cherish. We have traveled to many countries like, Madrid, Spain, Milano, Italy, Cologne-Bonn, West Germany, Liège, Belgium, London, England, Windsor Castle, Rome, Italy, Catania, Sicily, Frankfurt, Germany, Hong Kong and Beijing, China, Budapest, Hungary, Vienna and Salzburg, Austria, Canada and Israel. We have traveled to Costa Rica on two occasions, and several Caribbean Countries. I have traveled to Cuba, Ukraine, and Romania.
We have been greatly blessed by God and owe our lives to Him. We endeavored to put Jesus Christ first in our lives, ministry, and to be obedient to His will and ways as He directed us.