John and I met at church in 2016. We were common acquaintances  like anyone else you would meet in church. In 2017 John began to show interest in me and began sending messages on Facebook. They weren't anything overbearing, always a compliment or asking about my day. The messages were few and far between but enough to let me know he was looking. One of my close friends would always joke "Ava, that's your husband right there". To which I usually responded with laughter because he wasn't my type. This remained the situation until 2018. It became more evident that John was interested towards the end of the year.  The messages became more frequent and longer. One day in church I remember seeing him in a totally different way. It was almost as if God had actually opened my eyes to really seeing him for who he was. I was so single that I was extra cautious about opening up to him. In January, I finally let my guard down and began responding with actual responses and not just brushing him off. Within the next few months God began to show us both that this was more than what we thought it would be. Everything that I said I couldn't see myself doing in a relationship God orchestrated to happen. By March we were an "official couple", then in July only a few days after our birthdays, in the very place we met John proposed.

I saw her smile on the stage, so I started messaging her little by little. One day she started talking to me in full sentences. I knew it was my chance to date the woman of my dreams. I didn't know she was the woman of my dreams until I started getting to know her but I'm glad I kept messaging her even after she only responded with one word sometimes. After dating for a while I heard the voice of God whisper "she's the one". The rest is history that is yet to be completed.