On a cloudy Sunday morning, two university seniors were visiting their childhood church, then called LifePoint, for winter break. Jeremi approached the entrance of the building, unassuming and fixing the bows in her hair. When she looked up, she was excitedly welcomed by Josh, greeting at the door that morning. After some small talk, Jeremi thought to herself, “That was nice. I’ll probably never talk to him again,” but was simultaneously enamored by his smile which could only be explained by the joy of the LORD. On Josh’s end, seeing Jeremi for the first time surprised him. Growing up together in the same youth group, Josh had always been too shy to approach her, so naturally he wasn’t sure how greeting her would unfold. As they began to catch up in front of those double doors, ease washed over his initial worry. Despite years passing without a word spoken to each other, Jeremi’s openness created a safe space that stuck with Josh. Unexpectedly, their families had lunch together that same day and a Christmas Eve party the next week. Throughout winter break, BeReal reactions kept the two in touch, subtly building up quiet affection. Until finally, Jeremi gathered the courage to do what she never thought she would ever do: a direct message straight to Josh’s Instagram asking if he would like to get boba sometime. Though Josh was going back to school in Indiana the next day, this message opened up a conversation that never really ended. Filled with shark memes, a 93% Spotify blend match, and late night games of "We’re Not Really Strangers", the two of them were really in their own little world. Eventually, their feelings of kilig (akin to “giddy” in Tagalog) began to unravel as they confessed honestly to one another. With a letter and a saxophone cover of “ur so pretty” by Wasia Project, Josh asked Jeremi to be his girlfriend. Starting off long distance brought along some fears, but the LORD’s care and intentionality was ever present. In their time together full of goofy dance moves, navigating difficulties, and joyful tears (mostly Josh’s), the two of them never fail being in awe of God’s goodness and unconditional love. In pursuit of Jesus, Josh and Jeremi are overjoyed to spend a lifetime learning how to love as He does and seeking Him together.