Our story is really too long to tell... but I'll try. E has always been there for me. In my 20s he brought me to doctor and dentist appointments, he watched me struggle through crisis with family, and he was patient with me spiritually. His family always meant so much to me, and Eric as a human was significantly important. I had a hard time believing in men, as a collective, but if you asked me if there were any good men, I'd say, "I know two: my sister's husband, Robb, and Eric Meyer." Over the past 30 years we would occasionally get together to catch up, and around Thanksgiving, we decided to meet for dinner. Nothing was unusual about that, but I found myself asking a question I had never asked before... What if? What if this could be more? Would I (or he) be interested in that? Would I be willing to risk our friendship? What if he really wasn't as good as I thought he was when I got to know him in a new way? (spoiler alert: HE IS.) There were a lot of questions that, at the time, I thought were pretty ridiculous to even entertain, and if I'm honest, even frightening to me... but here I was, entertaining them. So I asked God for a sign. I said, "If E and I are supposed to date, can someone just ask how long we have been together or say we were a cute couple or something like that?" We went to dinner at the Whiskey Cake, sat across from each other outside near the railing, and talked while we ate. Out of nowhere, a random kid (maybe high school aged- who might have actually been high) was walking by, looking up and staring at the lights. He looked at us, stopped, raised his hands and said, "MY! Aren't You a good-looking couple!" Eric's jaw dropped, and I laughed, but I also acknowledged what REALLY just happened. In an effort to make things "normal" again, I high-fived E and said, "We make a good-looking couple!" It was then that I knew that I would be interested (and that God was For us.) That night he texted me and said something like, "It was great to catch up! Let's do it again soon!" I replied, "Yeah! When?" And he said: "How about next weekend." :)

After the darkest season of my life, I knew I didn’t deserve love; I had surely lost that as a possibility. But into that dark place walked the bright light that is Andi. Andi has always been just as she is today- sparkly, fun, whip-smart, kind, and exudes an undeniable combination of spunky attitude and joy. She has been my friend and a friend of my family for 30 years. We had kept in touch, getting together every few years to catch up. Who knew that a dear friend would become someone I would want to spend the rest of my life with? God did and eventually I did too. We are wildly compatible and wildly in love. I look at her and see not just a pretty face and a beautiful soul; I see the goodness and grace of God.