EFFINGHAM — Actors wish each other luck by saying “break a leg,” but for one Effingham power couple, a literal broken leg led them to the altar.
Matt, 38, and Crystal, 37, live in Effingham with their 8-year-old son, Matthew Sawyer III, and yellow Labs Daisy and Bella.
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