Grant and Jess both went to Walnut Creek Church in 2021 and had recently joined the same Bible study group. Jess caught Grants attention when she commented on his answer for an ice breaker question about who they would interview if they had the chance. Grant said, “Robert Hall III AKA Logic”. Jess immediately affirmed that was a cool choice! He was impressed that she knew who he was. “Logic” is a well-noted rapper! Shortly after meeting, Grant slid into Jess’s DM’s…not once but TWICE! She wasn’t ready to be in a relationship though. And so unfortunately Grant gave up and moved on. But did he really? ;) Fast forward a few years to the Fall of 2022: Jess had recently gone through a revelation to be sober from alcohol. It was a long time coming. The next day after making the decision, she noticed that Grant had posted about his 1 year celebration of being sober on the same day she had decided to remain sober! Despite their recent history of a failed attempt to get to know each other, Jess felt the Holy Spirit nudging her to go and speak to him after a church service they attended that weekend. She approached him and told him how brave it was that he posted and also shared with him that they share the same sobriety date. She mentioned that she had just started her journey with sobriety. He inquired a bit and she felt willing to be open about why. He then invited Jess to coffee to talk about their testimony’s. Her first thought was, “oh gosh, here we go! He’s just getting another excuse to talk to me.” But there was something about his eye contact and persistance in getting together. She said yes. Unfortunately Jess got really sick with pneumonia when they planned to meet in January. Although they didn’t end up getting together until March, Grant and Jess slowly but surely started to get to know each other through texting. They finally met for coffee at Smokey Row on Cottage Grove. Afterwards they couldn’t stop thinking about each other. :) Grant asked Jess officially to be his girlfriend on April 14th of 2023 and one year later asked her to be his wife! It is both of their beliefs that God has carefully orchestrated their union and they are beyond excited to become one in the presence of their closest friends and family!