In October of 2017 I (Jennifer) decided to get on a dating website called Zoosk. I was hesitant to do this because I knew there were a lot of creepers out there! After prayers and contemplation I decided to try it out. After a week went by I received a message from Luke Reynolds. The first thing catching my attention was his picture. He was so cute! We started talking and about a week later, agreed to meet. Luke was not like all of the other guys that messaged me on the dating site. He actually wanted to get to know me! I knew I wanted to continue talking to this amazing guy! I was nervous but so excited at the same time! I had no idea what we were going to do but I knew we wanted to meet in person. We set a time and date and as the time approached I was so excited! My stomach was full of butterflies and my hands were sweaty all day. When it was finally time to drive and meet him all I could think of was the “what if’s”. We both drove 30 minutes and met at the Francis Scott Key mall in Frederick, MD. I remember vividly, pulling up next to his car and looking over at him. The first thing that came to my mind was “wow...he’s even cuter than his pictures! We spent the whole night talking and learning about each other. When I left that night all I could think about was when will be the next time we can hang out?!? He was such an amazing guy and I knew I wanted to spend more time with him! I thank God for this beautiful and amazing story - we could not have created it or orchestrated it more perfectly!!
Last summer in May, 2018 we took a family trip to Ireland. We visited three different cities: Cork, Dublin, and Killarny. We spent the last three days of the trip in Killarny. It was beautiful there! On the second day in Killarny we decided to do a horse and carriage ride. We rolled through all these beautiful sights and old castles. The last stop that we went to was a big beautiful waterfall! There was a mountain trail we had to walk up to get to the waterfall. As we were walking up the trail, Luke was walking with his mom and dad. They were whispering and being very suspicious. When I noticed they were acting like that I had lots of thoughts going through my head. Luke and I had discussed getting married and that we were ready to start our lives together. Then the thought of “what if he proposes to me right here!” went through my head. I had butterflies in my stomach and couldn’t help but smile at him. As we walked up the path, I was admiring the beautiful waterfall...realizing how it's magnificence was such a beautiful part of God’s creation. As it was getting time to leave we were walking back down from the waterfall and Luke pulled me aside. He looked at me and smiled, looking into my eyes while he got down on one knee. All the while going through my head..."is this really happening”. Luke kept it short and sweet. He said “Jennifer LeAnn, I love you with all of my heart!”. Then he pulled out the ring. “Will you marry me?”. I was in total shock! I couldn’t believe he just proposed at this beautiful waterfall in Killarny, Ireland! Without hesitation I said “YES”. There were some tears of joy between Luke and I, then his parents joined in and even some bystanders who were on the trail who shared in this special celebration. God was so present and powerful in this special moment with Luke and I!!