Meeting in the throes of a richly-colored, Flathead Valley, Montana autumn; we found ourselves becoming fast friends. Our senses of humor, places of pain, and contrasting stories came together to create a noticeable chemistry. We saw pieces of each other that we had been praying for in a spouse, and the clear signs of how incredible this budding relationship could be caused us both fear. It seemed far too good to be true. And, somehow, no matter how much we tried to ignore this romantic symmetry, it continued to follow us and grow to a point of enrapturing the both of us- and we only have the Lord to thank for this gift.