On August 4th, 2019 Cody asked for my hand in front of our entire church family (love that guy’s thoughtfulness.) Naturally, I started planning this wedding minutes after he proposed, so I had about 8 months to plan and make all my dreams come true. I was so excited to be marrying a man who loved the Lord and and wanted a Christ-centered wedding. Our hearts were set on showing everyone just how special our love was. Not because we know how to love better than anyone else, but simply because we understand that marriage is a display of God’s love for us, his church, and we get to be a part of that! Only a couple weeks ago, that vision of the big fancy ceremony with a room full of people started to dwindle as news of the coronavirus outbreak was beginning to unfold and affect our little community. As restrictions grew tighter we learned that gathering at our church would no longer be an option. It was looking like our wedding was being taken away. But what I am excited to share with you today is that no amount of legislation or fear can stop Gods love for us. Likewise, nothing was going to stop Cody and I from standing before our Lord and reciprocating that love back to Him through holy matrimony. Little did Cody and I know that when we prayed for a God honoring wedding way back in the beginning, God was thinking, “Okay, I'll arrange it. It will be just us.” And that’s exactly how we see it! We haven’t “lost” anything by not being able to have the DJ, the caterer, the guests, the floral arrangements, or the bridal party. All of a sudden, we are overwhelmed with all of the good gifts God has already given to us. We don’t need anything else at all! “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 1:3 So, even after some changes, Cody and I are still getting married on April 25th in our backyard with incredible peace and joy because God is good all the time.”