The day was May 31st, 2022. Just days after graduating high school, Sophie sat beside her best friend, watching the sun melt into the horizon. Laughter floated through the warm evening air as they scrolled through social media, passing time the way teenage girls do. That’s when Sophie noticed a name appear beneath “Shared Friends.” On a whim, she clicked Add. What felt like a small, ordinary decision would quietly become the first page of a much bigger story. As Sophie and Collin began talking, excitement followed quickly. Butterflies fluttered, and smiles came easily. Then—perfectly on brand—Sophie’s phone died on the way home from the sunset. Refusing to let the moment slip away, she rushed inside, grabbed the nearest charger, and laid on the floor just close enough to keep the conversation going. A detail Collin still loves to tease her about. Not long into talking, Collin decided, as a joking way to prove a point, to part ways for two months. Those months passed quietly. They weren’t talking, but they never fully disappeared from one another’s world, occasionally catching glimpses through social media, each wondering what might come next. Then July 23rd, 2022, Sophie’s birthday. When they reconnected, it felt as though time had folded in on itself. The conversation flowed effortlessly, familiar and easy, like something that had simply been waiting. Just over a month later, Collin asked Sophie to be his girlfriend. Three years after that first sunset, he asked her to be his wife. Looking back now, that season of waiting feels anything but accidental. In the quiet space between then and now, the Lord was gently shaping each of them, preparing their hearts, their timing, and their paths to meet again exactly as they were meant to. Grateful for the wait, the laughter, and the story still unfolding, Sophie and Collin cannot wait to begin their forever together.