375 miles apart...who would have thought? Here's a little peek into our story... Aaron and I (Alyssa) grew up in opposite parts of Texas: He in the city of Corpus Christi, and I on a cattle ranch in Paris. City boy meets country girl, right? While spending all of our years living totally separate lives, in 2016, God began cultivating a community of friends for me (Alyssa) in San Antonio, TX. I made yearly visits to the area to attend conferences and visit friends locally. In 2018, Aaron graduated Texas A&M University and accepted a job in San Antonio, where he was later plugged into Crossway Bible Church...where I already had friend connections. In September of 2020, we were both (separately) invited to a worship night a few of our mutual friends had put together. Aaron showed up, but I didn't (whoops). A few days after the worship night, our friends decided to do a little match-making, wanting to pair Aaron and I together (thank you, Ellissa Petrenko and Bethany Beal). Ellissa reached out to Aaron and I separately, asking if we were interested in being a part of a set up. We both, optimistically, agreed! After several texts were exchanged, sharing photos and information about the other through Ellissa, Aaron was given my phone number. He quickly reached out to me and asked me out on a FaceTime date to officially "meet" (we were 6 hours apart, so in person was just not an option). Yes, it was absolutely terrifying...But SO worth it! Our first date was a complete hit. Regular phone calls led to meeting in-person, which led to "officially" dating, to engagement, and now the rest is history! On June 5, 2021, we made it FOREVER official when Aaron asked me to marry him <3 We are both overwhelmed by the creative hand of God in our lives. Only He can write stories so unique and so special. He truly is SO trustworthy in ALL things!