Terry and Theta met as teenagers in Springdale, Arkansas, and married in 1978. Terry’s Computer Science degree and career with Amoco Corporation took them through Arkansas, Oklahoma, Trinidad and Tobago, Texas, South Carolina, and Georgia. While raising their three children—Annie, Jason, and Maggie—Theta led Precept Upon Precept Bible studies and Ladies’ Leadership Trainings, and Terry served as a deacon or elder in every church they joined. He currently serves as an elder at Cornerstone Church in Rome, Georgia, and retired from Amoco in 2000.

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In 2003, they came out of retirement to help open WinShape Retreat in Rome, Georgia, where they served in various roles—including over a decade supporting crisis marriages through pastoral hosting. Both retired from the WinShape Foundation in August 2023. Today, Terry is a Certified Professional Life Coach, and Theta, known as The OPEN Door Consultant, teaches grace-based hospitality. They continue to lead the marriage ministry at their local church and enjoy time with their six grandchildren and married children.