For almost every day for the last 33 years, this has been the first person I see each day.

We love each other with the kind of fierce commitment that comes from doing life together, standing by one another when times are tough as well as in the good times. Our relationship has been tested at times but we always emerge stronger.

Margaret is an extrovert and just loves talking to people, finding out how they think and experience life. She wasn’t always this way, but when we moved to Narrabri 20 or so years ago, she came out of a box she had lived in for a long time.

There are many things I love about my wife but one of the most special things is her generosity. She just loves to buy things to give away. She is always thinking of what she can do to help other people.

Waking up to start my day with her is a real blessing.

I am the “luckiest” of people.