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I may have claimed in the last few days that Arthur didn't provide the most romantic proposal ever, but he certainly made up for it with the column he wrote for this week's paper.
Someone asked me the other day if I cried when he proposed and I realized "No, I didn't" but tears certainly came to my eyes when I read this. I have always known Arthur is a great writer, but I have to admit this is the best piece I've seen him write yet! :) You might need your tissue for this one............................

Have you ever looked back at the decisions you've made in life and the things that were outside of your control that happened to shape it?
We all travel our own paths and we do a lot of shaping of the path's direction by our own decisions big and small.
Sometimes, when we're confronted with a big decision, it's something we rightly know will change the current course of life.
I was faced with such a decision when I was presented the opportunity to come to Thomasville three years ago. I'd made some very good friends where I was and life outside work was beginning to take shape in a fulfilling way after about a year there.
But things were far from perfect, and I knew I'd have to make a decision about my future, and change was likely going to be an inevitable part of it.
It wasn't easy, and I prayed quite a bit for guidance on the matter. Well, today you can see for yourself the decision I made, and it was certainly the right one. But I really didn't know if I was making the right decision until after it was already here.
But it was one of those big decisions, and it like others, it changed the course of my life.
And in this case, it was certainly for the better.
Just recently, I made another one of those big decisions. And this past weekend, I asked Bridgett Shewmake to marry me. She said yes if you want know.
And again, the decision was made after a good bit a prayer on the matter.
Yet another big change in the course of life is coming up now.
So how does it feel? Great so far! I've found a friend and someone to love in the same person. There's a calmness that's come over me the past couple of days that says it's right.
Of course, I'll be 35 soon and pretty set in my ways about some things, so some of those changes in life's course might not be easy, but I know they'll be worth it.
And if you happen to be confronting one of those big decisions in your life, all I can say is, honest prayer and listening to your heart and keeping yourself open to God's desire is a great way to go.