We’re so glad you’re here!

From our perspective, coming together was two things; a God who loves us and knew we would be great partners, and secondly both of us knowing what we wanted. (Mostly because we have already learned what we didn't want) From Matt: Years ago, I joined Bumble (a modern dating app) in solidarity with my brother-in-law Kevin. We both went on a first date with women that both proved to be underwhelming, and decided to hang it up. Many months of singleness later, we both decided to give it another shot, and we both defied the odds and found the two women who would become our wives. From Paula: I joined Bumble as part of a "single ladies challenge" led by Kait Warman, a podcaster that inspired me to see what a little bit of risk and a lot of faith will bring. After a few days of pointless conversations with individuals, I decided to put it aside and turn the notifications off. September 13, 2019 after a long day at work, a little nudge from the Lord told me I should check Bumble. My notifications said that Matthew Wyka extended his connection with me. "Hi Matthew! That extension was such a sweet gesture! What nonprofit do you work for?"- the rest is history! After a very brief period of small talk, we laid it all on the line and agreed that we should go on a date. After throwing out lousy dinner options and interpreting Paula's "you should come visit my church SOMETIME" as "let's go to church SUNDAY," we decided that would be our first date. We went and enjoyed a church service follow by cheeseburgers at Five Guys. Matt also met the dog that would at first bite ankles but grew to be the most important puppy, our sweet Ferdinand. On that first date we laid everything on the table, and decided to jump in head first. It didn't take long to realize that we were each other's person. We share some the common joys as well as struggles many of you have faced, but we wouldn't want to navigate this crazy life with anyone but each other and Ferdinand.