[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H11644]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY WIFE

  (Mr. PEARCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  MR. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, among all the important decisions and 
dramatic debates of the day, I would like to pause and remember the 
personal occurrences that happen to each one of us as Americans, in our 
lives, each one of us as citizens of the world.
  Today, October the 17th, is my anniversary, and I would speak to my 
wife, the wife of my youth, how I treasure the days of our lives 
together, the moments stolen from hectic days.
  We have been richly blessed with health, home and happiness. We have 
freedom, good mental acuity, spiritual fulfillment and peace that flows 
through our lives. Our abiding joy in our Father, the Creator, our 
pleasure in our grandchildren, our sense of pride in our daughter, and 
our sense of love and respect for our son-in-law, all are deep 
wellsprings of cool water that refresh our lives and renew us daily.
  My wife is the delight of my life, the sounding board of my ideas, 
the cause of laughter within me. She is the reason that I strive to be 
a better person. My wife is my partner in business, my partner in 
service and my partner in life. She is my wife, the wife that I 
treasure and love.
  God bless my wife, and God bless all spouses who serve with us daily, 
and God bless this great country.

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