We have made the choice to spend the rest of our lives together. We would love to share this moment with everyone.

We met at a restaurant. It was a Thursday night. I was out getting some food and watching the football game when she walked by me. She said Hello, and I was hooked. Couldn't stop looking at her the rest of the night. Something was special about the way she said hello. She was with some friends, I asked the waitress to offer her a drink on my behalf. She declined, but invited me to her table. I declined. Wasn't quite ready for that. As the night went on, all I did was think about her and look at her. She had a great smile. Then she got up to leave. I felt as though this was the end. Little did I know, that it was just the beginning. She walked toward me and thanked me. I had decided to pay for dinner since she did not want a drink. I asked could I walk her to her car. She said yes. We exchanged numbers and the rest so to speak, is history.

I knew something was special about Tanya the day I met her. I knew that my life had changed the moment I first saw her. It didn't take me long to realize that this was the woman I wanted in my life. I knew how she felt about me and she knew how I felt about her. It was simple mathematics. Though we traveled different paths, we somehow made it to the same crossroad. Gods Gift to me is Tanya. Gods Gift to Tanya is me. I asked her to marry me today. She said Yes.

I almost gave up on love, because love had failed me in the past. I remember not to long ago telling a friend, "What's love got to do with it?" I also thought to myself, that I've tried to do things, the way God intended, and still, I ended up alone, and with no man. I knew it would only be a matter of time. So I kept the Faith. I have never been big on the dating scene, and didn't get out very often. So people would say, how do you expect to meet a guy, if you don't go anywhere. If I had a dime, for every time I had someone ask me, why I wasn't married, I would truly be rich. The truth is, I could have been married a long time ago, but I see now, that it just wasn't time. I started telling myself, your kids are getting older, they will be moving out soon, you have done your job with raising them to be young ladies. It is time for you to start looking out for yourself a little more. I wanted to start dating, but didn't know how that was suppose to play out, I was uncertain, just thinking about meeting new people. Then look who I met. I meet this wonderful man, he told me he just needed a friend. Overtime, I held his hand, listened to what he had to say, and was just there for him... He had suffered the loss of losing a wife and struggled with seeing the light in life, he shared many stories of triumph and despair. As time went on I found myself getting attached to him. I fell in Love with him. I didn't know this kind of love existed. He displayed a limitless, unconditional, selfless, warm, tender, soft and sensitive heart, that was unheard of in my world, and he is truly a blessing from above. God lead him to me, I prayed for him and he prayed for me, and God led me to him. We were meant to be. God has a way of working things out at his own pace. I can testify to that. This man continues to sweep me off my feet daily. He is the Love of my life, my Boaz has arrived.