We’re Getting Married!

Just a couple months before meeting Anthony, I had told God that if I was single until I was in my 30’s I would be content because I no longer wanted to waste my time. Little did I know that God was leading me to Ohio to meet my future husband. I was first introduced to Anthony through Alaina who I had met when I started working in the hospital at the base I’m currently stationed at. When Alaina first told me about Anthony I wasn’t interested because I had previously told God I wasn’t dating Nigerians ever again due to how my previous relationship had ended. Then she mentioned that we had the same birthday which intrigued me because I had never met someone with the same birthday as mine. I told her I would meet him and we could maybe be friends but nothing more. For the next week, I would catch myself randomly thinking about Anthony. I was so confused because that wasn’t like me, especially because I hadn’t met Anthony yet. The next time I saw Alaina I nervously told her my predicament and she screamed. She was so excited to tell her mom who was the main reason why she told me about Anthony in the first place. From the little Alaina had told her mom about me, Mama Isaac was so confident that Anthony and I would fit so well together. Alaina proceeds to call her mom and we spoke for the very first time. During the conversation, I remember asking her why she was so sure that Anthony and I would work so well together even without her knowing me. She responded and said that whenever Alaina would tell her about me, Anthony’s name would pop into her mind and she could just sense that I was the one for Anthony (definitely the Holy Spirit’s doing.) Sure enough, she was right. Anthony and I met the next day and that’s how our beautiful love story began.

On November 7th, 2020 I met Melody. We were meeting at the Isaac residence for a game night. Aunt Ayesha had set things up for us and gave us a space to get to know each other. I can never forget, Melody was dressed in a cute orange dress and a beautiful smile. Her eyes lit up to me like how, I would assume, lighthouses do to ships–alerting all of my senses. I couldn’t look away, it was like God was telling me how special she was, is. As the night progressed, Melody and I couldn’t stop talking. Even though the rest of the Isaac family was present, it felt as if Melody and I were the only ones there. I didn’t want the night to end, I enjoyed hearing her articulate her values and ask questions with intention. I admired the way her smile made a home for me on that day. Although the night ended, our relationship just began. We FaceTimed the next day and the next and the next. It’s been nothing short of growth and exposure. Truly becoming more like Jesus from the way my heart is revealed in my interactions with Melody on a daily basis. I gained a best friend and companion. Who knew in a year like 2020, filled with loneliness, anxiety and fear, I would find my future wife.