We’re getting married!

Christian and I grew up in the same world without ever truly realizing it. We walked the same hallways, sat in the same classrooms, shared the same school years from childhood all the way through high school. Our names were always close on attendance sheets, our lockers sometimes only a few doors apart, yet somehow life kept us on separate paths. We were familiar strangers,close enough to recognize each other, but never close enough to speak more than a passing “hi.”Looking back, it’s almost funny. We spent years in the same rooms, eating lunch in the same cafeteria, cheering at the same assemblies, and watching the same seasons of life go by. But still, we lived in our own worlds, not knowing that one day those worlds would become one.After high school, life shifted. The routine and crowds faded, and everyone scattered in different directions. And somewhere in that space, in that quiet after graduation, God finally revealed what He had been preparing all along.He brought Christian and I together, not by coincidence, but by His timing. Suddenly, the person I barely knew became someone I couldn’t imagine my life without. Conversations flowed easily, comfort came naturally, and it felt like God had opened a door we had walked past for years without noticing.And just like that, those years of growing up near each other but not together started to make sense. It wasn’t the right time then. God was saving it for later, for a moment when both of our hearts were ready.Now, every memory feels sweeter knowing how far back our story goes, and every day feels like a reminder that God doesn’t rush anything, He brings people together exactly when they’re meant to meet, even if they’ve been walking side by side their entire lives.