The day Sam and I first met, I was supposed to be on my way to vacation in Florida, but God had other plans! Hurricane Michael hit right before I was supposed to leave so the trip to Florida was canceled and instead, I went to a bonfire with Tori and her Sunday school class. She introduced me to Sam, and he visited me at work a couple days later at Sportsman's Warehouse. We had an instant connection; he took me on our first date a couple days later and we've been inseparable ever since. Sam is the man I prayed to find and marry my whole life and we can't wait to walk through the rest of our lives hand in hand.

Even though we had been talking about marriage since the beginning of our relationship, the day Sam proposed was a true surprise that I didn't see coming. So much so that I said "no” when he first asked because I thought he was joking, and I hadn't seen the ring yet! It was a sweet, intimate, perfect setting at one of our favorite picnic areas and I couldn't have asked for anything more. We have grown together so much and will continue to grow with Christ as the center of our relationship. God's timing really is always perfect.