Note from Columbus Dispatch Opinion Editor Amelia Robinson: This column was written as part of a series on Black love ahead of “A Night Focusing on Black Love and Relationships” 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the King Art Complex, 867 Mount Vernon Ave., Columbus. Visit blackgirldadweek.com/sunday-relationships-day/ for more information.
While I have made many critical life-changing decisions, other than choosing Jesus there is only one I count as the best of my life — marrying my husband. This year marks the 25th anniversary of that faithful decision.
Why did I say yes?
Some people have referred to us a power couple. We do not. While it’s a blessing to be perceived as having a great marriage and career, we know where we’ve come from, the intentional work we’ve put into our relationship, and that we get to make a series of decisions to continue to say yes or no across the life of our marriage.
Most people who see us now, do not know that my husband and I married in our early twenties. At the ripe age of 17, I met my Todd Walker, who at that time was an undergraduate student at The Ohio State University. I was a high school senior who was attending a campus ministry event to meet people who I would build community with once I joined them that fall.