The way I remember meeting Malachi for the first time was in my freshman year of high school. We had just moved to Iowa and my family was trying to find a home church for us and we found Bettendorf Christain Church. From the first time I stepped into BCC, I fell in love with the people and the community. I also met one of my best friends Kinsey. We became fast friends and she told me about Malachi and told me I had to meet him. I remember it was one of my first Sunday mornings there and Kinsey had a hold of my hand and walked me right up to Malachi and introduced me to him and we said hello and talked for a little all three of us and then we went our separate ways. Little did I know that he would be my future husband one day.

I remember meeting Sarah at an all-nighter for a youth event at our church. We were sitting in the youth room on couches with some other kids and I remember really seeing her and getting to know her that night.

The day started off like any other day. I had an overnight the night before so I had to leave that job to go home and head to my other job. After I got off work Malachi had told me durning the day what the plans were for the night. He told me that he had work that night so I wasn't going to see him. Which I was sad of course but it happens all the time becuase of our schudules not lining up. So he told me to let him know when I was off and heading home and so once I was off work I let him know I was off and heading home and while on the way home, Malachi texted me to let me know that he was off to work but he had stopped by the apartment and dropped off a suprise for me. In my head, I'm thinking he probably got me some chocolates and some flowers because Valentine's Day was that week. I finally got home and I went to go unlock the door. I noticed immediately that there were red rose petals in a path through the apartment and that there was a vase of flowers on the kitchen table. I got scared becuase I thought that my dog Lexi had gotten into the flowers that Malachi had left for me. I started to look around and notice that there was a trail leading off toward my bedroom. So I followed and I started to hear music playing and it was a song Malachi and I love. And I turned the corner and there was Malachi standing in the middle of my room and he had rose petals all around him. From this point on I knew what was mostly going to happen and I got so nervous. But Malachi, knowing me so well, knew I was nervous so he started asking me about my day and we had a normal conversation. After my nerves had calmed down he started to talk about us and how far we had come since high school and how much he loved me. He then started going down on his knee and of course I started to cry. Then he asked me if I would do him the honor of becoming his wife and of course I said YES!!!!