Josh and I met at a church event we were both volunteering for. My family was new to the area and I didn't know many people yet. I was walking to get my name tag when Josh came up and started talking as though we'd known each other for years. I recognized him only as the curly-headed guy who played the keys on Sunday mornings, but I definitely didn't know his name. I decided to play it cool because that's what I normally do when someone I don't know starts talking to me. Who knew he would be the one I'd want to spend the rest of my life with!? Not long after, another friend invited me to a Bible study, and, lo and behold, Josh was there, too! It wasn't long before I knew I admired him. I had never met someone who loved the Word of God the way he did. He was so genuine and so solid in his faith, I couldn't help wanting to know him more. The more I watched him, the more I liked him. It took him a little longer, though, to notice me. A year later, he (finally🙃) asked me out for the first time, and we've been together ever since. The point of our relationship has never been to be satisfied by each other and feel complete. We were already complete in Christ. God has brought us together and blessed us with a love for each other so that we will glorify Him in everything we say and do. Josh has taught me so much about God and how to be a loving, selfless person, and I'm over the moon knowing that I get to spend the rest of my life faithfully loving a man like that.

When Mykaela and I first met, we were both volunteering at a kid's camp for the church. I didn't think much of it at the time, although I do remember us playing with kids, teaching them about Jesus, and throwing legos at each other. (The perfect beginning of any relationship...) It wasn't until almost a year later that I realized I might be interested in dating her. (I know, I know, I was a little slow on the uptake) What truly won me over was the way she selflessly loved and served others. She did not do it for any reward or recognition, but only for the sake of helping others and glorifying God. During the summer, she stepped up to organize a prayer night for the youth at the church. As I was volunteering for the same event, I quickly noticed how spiritually mature Mykaela is in her relationship with God and how passionate she is about leading others closer to Christ. Not long after that I decided to ask her out, and thus, began our relationship, not a perfect relationship, where two perfect people realize they're meant to be together, but a relationship where two imperfect people realize that, even though the feelings come and go, even though they don't in any way need each other, they choose each other. So we chose to stick together and pursue Christ together for the rest of our lives, to love each other in the same way He loves us, selflessly and eternally. I am so excited to marry her, and I'm thankful for who she is, a beautiful, funny, intelligent, loving, crazy, fiery ball of destruction and mayhem that burns all in its path. (I don't even know what that means)