It all started in December of 2014 when Heather's family had just moved across the country to Virginia. They started attending a church near their new home and this is where Heather first met John. Their families bonded over farming, shooting and loving music and all of the siblings loved hanging out together. John and Heather never ran out of things to talk about. At 14 years old they decided to always be best friends but had no interest in ever dating each other. For the next 5 years their friendship grew as they did and even after Heather had to move back to the west coast it stayed strong. Heather always said that it was like God kept putting John back into her life. There were long periods of time when they were thousands of miles apart, but they stayed in touch and saw each other as often as they could. Last year, John and Heather both fought some incredible battles in their lives and were inspired by each other's display of faith, resilience and loyalty. In January of this year while on the phone, Heather asked John out of the blue “Why did we decide not to date?” He was quiet for a moment because he had just been thinking about it for the first time and wondered how she read his mind! The subject soon changed but they could not stop thinking about it and before long the question resurfaced. They talked and prayed over it for three days and then on February 3rd 2022 they said "Let's do it!" and started dating. A couple months later, John asked Heather to marry him at a rodeo and she said “YES, YES!” John and Heather thank God every day for His provision in their lives, for giving them such a love for each other and for the opportunity to spend forever being best friends, living to His glory alone, every single day.