I was raised by faithful parents, Erin and Kevin Sipe, alongside my older sister Kara. When I was 10 years old, I decided to make my faith my own. I knew that Jesus died to pay the cost of my sins so that I did not have too. I loved Him and wanted to follow Him. When I was six my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer that continued over 10 years. I watched my family face the impossible yet remain joy filled. In middle school I joined my first small group, from there I learned how to be a student of the Word and engage with the Holy Spirit inside of me. After being homeschooled for 14 years, I decided to go to high school. I experienced some of the best and worst moments of my life in those four years. Playing ball, leading clubs, receiving awards, being in a relationship, and losing my mom left me a little wise, a little broken, and too prideful for my own good. My plan after graduation was to be a setter at Wake Tech for two years and then work in construction. But God had better plans for me! I call my year at Wake Tech my "boot camp year" because that's what it felt like. I asked God to bless my life plans which is not how following Jesus works. In His mercy He brought me back to Himself. I clung to the promises of His word during a season of crippling loneliness and fear of the future. That summer I went to Zambia, Africa for a month on mission. The Lord changed my life there! I had been following Him for 8 years at that point, but that summer I make a choice that changed the trajectory of my life. No more making plans without the Lord. No more sitting in pride and mis trust. My view of the Lord's goodness was restored, and I felt a joy that I hadn't felt in a long time. That fall was my first year at App State. I was weary of starting over and ready to find my people and walk in the calling the Lord has given me; to make space for His name to be worshiped everywhere I go. The first week of school I met Thomas Overby. At the time I knew him as my roommate's younger sister's friend. That October I laid down my timeline of when I desired meet my husband and chose to submit and let the Lord orchestrate that future relationship. In late October of 2023 I said "sure" when Thomas asked me on our first date after bible study at our Boone church. I was supposed to be out of town that weekend, but the Lord had greater plans and made sure I stayed in Boone. We went golfing (I drove the cart) then ate chick-fil-a on the parkway. I did not know then that He would later become my husband, but I did know that we could talk without ever getting tired of each other's company. After going on dates for a little over a month, Thomas had already restored my view of Godly men. He pursued me in a way that made me feel cherished and respected. The Lord orchestrated it all and kept giving peace for the next "yes." On December 8th, Thomas asked me to be his girlfriend! This time I said "yes!" The summer of 2024, I went back on mission to Zambia, Africa for 3 months. Thomas and I both felt like that would be a season of preparing. I spent a lot of time seeking the Lord, and He gave me a "yes" to marry Thomas. When I came back, it was evident that the Lord was preparing us for each other by making us both more like Him. After so much prayer, discussion, and counsel I felt so confident that the husband I have prayed over for years was Thomas Overby! On May 10th of 2025 I said "YES" to marrying Thomas, my forever best friend. Soon, I will not only be part of the bride of Christ, but I will represent that relationship through my marriage to Thomas. I am so excited, joy filled, at peace, and confident in the plans of the Lord. Psalm 23 has become my reality. I get to lie down in green pastures while my soul is restored. I lack nothing because my first and eternal love, Jesus Christ is who He says He is. Thank you for loving Thomas and I so well! We cannot wait to celebrate forever with you!

I was raised by my parents Benjy and Katie alongside my two brothers Benjamin who is older and William who is younger. We grew up going to church and were very involved there. Growing up I attended a summer camp called Camp Oak Hill, which is a Christian summer camp that I grew up going to. Camp taught me a lot throughout years of attending summer camp and working there. Throughout my youth I was a part of several youth groups and learned to study the word there. From kindergarten to 8th grade I attended a small private school, and for high school I went to a different much larger public school so that I could play football. High school had good and bad moments, a lot of learning moments of what to do and what not to do. The Lord taught me a lot through the lessons learned in high school. Freshman year at App State also had its good and bad moments. I met new people and finally had a good community around me, which was something that I had prayed for a long time. At that time I wasn’t trusting all areas of my life to Christ, one being, I still had not surrendered my desire for a relationship to the Lord. It was something I wanted so badly and saw so many people around me in relationships which didn’t help. In February of 2023, I realized that I had not truly dedicated my life to Jesus I was not a born again believer. My desires were not rooted in God’s timing so I needed to surrender it to Him. Not being fully surrendered was affecting myself and my relationship with the friends around me. That February I laid down that desire and trusted everything to the Lord, and truly accepted him as my Lord and Savior and became a born again believer. I felt an immense relief because I knew that the Lord would do His work and that His plan was good. I went into sophomore year being very content in a season of singleness, and I told the Lord that I would need several "signs" that someone could potentially be my future spouse for me to know that leaving this season was the right thing. The first week of school I met Anna Renee Sipe. We were introduced by a friend's sister. We were friends for a couple of months when I got my "several signs" from the Lord. In late October 2023, in the Perkinsville Church Parking lot after a Wednesday night bible study, I asked her on a date, and she said “sure”. For our first date we went golfing then ate chick-fil-a on the parkway. I never imagined at the time that eating chick-fil-a on the parkway would lead to us getting married! What I did know then, was we could talk forever without getting tired of each other's company and as a more introverted person, that was very mind blowing! The Lord orchestrated it all and kept giving peace for the next "yes." On December 8th, I asked Anna Renee to be my girlfriend! This time she said "yes!" The summer of 2024 Anna Renee and I spent apart as she went on mission to Zambia and I stayed in Burlington working. That summer the Lord taught me a lot of things, and allowed me to grow in ways that I didn’t even know I needed too which was so beautiful! After spending a lot of time in the presence of the Lord, He gave me a “Yes” to marry Anna Renee. When we were reunited in August of 2024, we sat down and talked about marriage, and it was pretty evident that we had both found the right person in each other. Throughout the year I continuously prayed to the Lord that the date He had for us to get engaged would be unveiled to me. In early 2025 the Lord told me the date, May 10th 2025! So, on May 10th 2025 I asked Anna Renee to marry me, and she said “YES!” We soon will represent the relationship that Christ has with His church through our marriage. I am full of joy and excitement and am at peace with the plan the Lord has for our life. “Those who are in Christ lack nothing!” Thank you for loving and caring for Anna Renee and myself over the course of our lives! We are looking forward to celebrating forever with you!