Our story began in a small Sunday school classroom, long before either of us realized what God was preparing. He was the only boy in the group, and little did we know that this unlikely beginning would one day grow into a lifelong love. Years later, our paths crossed again - but only briefly. During our Running Start days, a few of us shared the same break block and would meet at the Green River Library to pass the time before our next classes. We don’t remember much from those days, never imagining that these moments were quietly weaving our story together. It wasn’t until much later that we realized just how often our paths had crossed - from living across the street from one another as children to working at the same mall during the same season. And still, it wasn’t God’s timing. The next significant moment came during EBCK’s church anniversary in 2022, when all our original Sunday school group was reunited. At the end of the service, Vlad insisted we all take a photo together, and that day, he got my phone number. Even then, life moved on, and once again, the timing wasn’t right. Everything changed in May 2025, when EBCK hosted WUBC’s 62nd Convention. On Saturday evening during the youth program, Vlad was catching up with a friend when Vika walked over simply to say hello, not expecting anything more to come from it. But in that small, seemingly ordinary moment, God was beginning something new. Looking back, it’s clear that God had been aligning our paths all along. Teaching us patience, trust, and the beauty of waiting. His timing has always been perfect, and when it finally was our time, everything fell into place. We wouldn’t change a single step of the journey that led us to one another, because it made our “yes” that much sweeter.