Today is Christmas Eve, but the day has a little different meaning for me. Today is my 29th wedding anniversary with my wife of all these years, Angela.
The good Dr. West knows that I am flawed, and possess many shortcomings. Yet, I still strive to be the best that I can be, as a man and husband. But to the mother of my two daughters, Aubrey and Austen, I want to honor this Proverbs 31 woman. Angela is tough, direct, and driven. She is also very funny, talkative, highly intelligent, as well as warm and loving.
She is the oldest of five siblings, the only daughter. She is often sought out for her counsel. Y’all have come to know her through her own blog, The Republican Coffee Corner with Angela.
So, on this day, I just wanna say Happy Anniversary, Angela, and I hope you will keep me around for another year.
Love, your husband,
–Allen
During his 22 year career in the United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel West served in several combat zones and received many honors including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, one with Valor device, and a Valorous Unit Award.
In November of 2010, Allen was elected to the United States Congress, representing Florida’s 22nd District.
West is a commissioned officer in the Texas State Guard. He’s Fox News Contributor, former Director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Senior Fellow at the Media Research Center, contributing columnist for Townhall.com, and author of Guardian of the Republic: An American Ronin’s Journey to Family, Faith and Freedom, and, Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death, and the forthcoming We Can Overcome.
