Lisa and I have always viewed our life together as a journey. We made some wrong turns, but was able to always find our way back to the right path. We enjoyed the twists and turns and often took the road unknown just for the adventure. Her journey here on Earth was cut tragically short. However, I believe that it wasn't an end, just a beginning to a new journey. She must travel a portion of this journey alone, as I must here on Earth, however, I know, someday down the road, we will be together again. We will continue our journey together, holding hands, talking, laughing, and loving.

 In October of 1990 Lisa and I found out that we would be having an addition to our lives. On May 22, 1991 our son Timothy Blake Guthrie was born. He has brought so much joy, laughter, love and challenges to our lives. Lisa told me once that she had her son and her wife, and that her life felt full and complete. She had always  dreamed of having her own family, but never really thought she would be able to have it. 

Lisa loved being a parent to Blake and she was a wonderful one. During Blake's infancy Lisa shared the night time feedings, the diaper changes and walked the floor with him during illnesses. She helped him learn how to walk, talk, and live life. She survived teaching him how to drive, him wrecking her precious truck and his teenage adventures, all the while saying "That's my boy."

I know Blake would not have turned out to be the young man he is without her advice, her guidance, and her love. She was so proud of the man he was growing into and loved him dearly.

 On July 11, 1990 Lisa and I began our lives together. I moved in as a roommate and a friend, but it didn't take long for us to realize that what we had was so much more than a friendship. Lisa and I shared 20 years of our life together. We had our rocky moments, and our times when we were physically apart, but nothing was ever able to break the bond our hearts shared. We first committed ourselves to each other in 1998 in a marriage ceremony. We recommitted ourselves to each other on July 9th, 2010. 20 years was not near long enough to share all the love we had for each other.

I have so many wonderful memories of our life together. Dancing in the dining room, taking long road trips, snuggling on the couch to watch movies, and on our last day together, looking at Christmas lights and dreaming of our future together.

She touched my heart and soul in a way that is unforgettable. I will love her for all the days of my life.

This is a poem that I had read for Lisa during our wedding and at her funeral services. It reminds me that although her physical body is gone, I will forever have her with me.

I carry your heart by e.e. cummings

i carry your heart with me  (i carry it in my heart)i am never without it  (anywhere i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling)  i fear no fate  (for you are my fate,my sweet) i want no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true)  and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows  (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)  and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart ... I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)

Lisa was a truly unique person. She was so many things to so many people. A devoted and loving spouse, a proud parent, a loving daughter and sister, and a true friend. Lisa had a smile that lit up any room she walked into to. She was always quick to help her friends or family, even when they wouldn't ask. 

She lived her life devoted to her wife ( her queen), her son, and her friends and family. She delighted in making those around her feel happy and loved. When asked what she wanted for a present Lisa said "I don't want or need anything. I already have it all." She wanted so little but gave so much to so many people.