Her Story In 2017, I began taking Chicago Steppin dance lessons from Lamont. In class little things begin to happen. One day we were dancing side by side, and I thought, "Boy we are so in sync, but this has nothing to do with the dance." Another time, we were working on turns and he very lightly bumped into me and was so sweet and apologetic making sure I was okay. I thought, "Wow he would really take care of me." One day I walked into class late and Lamont said, "Oh she made it"! And asked the class to tell me hello. I was embarrassed and not that he intentionally embarrassed me but I don't like attention. So during a break, he asked how I was doing and then asked me to give him a high five. He held up both of his hands, and I blinked my eyes. I call it a "Spiritual Blink" because my eyes became open and God let me know he is my husband. So of course, I wanted to run out of class but had to be calm. Inside I was freaking out! One day after class he asked for my number and we went out a few times but nothing happened. So now I have to wait. That had become an ugly word to me, WAIT. What I could not see at the time was that God was giving me material for my book I was working on, "The Waiting Is Killing Me". How ironic? Two and half years went by and I was at my wits end on waiting! I saw him in December 2019 out dancing and when I got home God said to text him. I thought I was hearing things so I went to sleep. The next morning I knew that was God. I texted him and we met that Friday. Lamont said that he never stop thinking about me and was waiting on confirmation. He said he had that confirmation and asked if we could start seeing each other. We went dancing that night. Lamont stated he wanted to begin premarital counseling which we began in January 2020. Needless to say, I was in awe of God! He moved all of a sudden. But God!!!!

In May of 2017, Sonya walked in as a student to take a dance class. Two months later our conversations became longer and we began to share what God was doing in our lives. As I searched out God's will he slowly began to reveal and confirm her true place in my life. And that was to be the partner I'd been looking for. I didn't see it initially, but I thank God for how he opened my eyes at the proper time and season.