WE GETTIN' MARRIED!

This is the story of a boy and a girl waiting for the Lord to fulfill a certain promise. They had both experienced years of false starts, broken promises, heartbreak and heartache. But God is so faithful and little did they know that in December of 2019, everything would change. They met at their church through mutual friends. The boy was enamored with the girl. The girl was intrigued by the boy. Over time, they began to talk more. Sweet notes and good morning texts, morning coffee dates that lasted all day, eyes locking from across the room in a crowd full of people, it was as if they had just met someone they had always known, and would know for the rest of their lives. If you think that blissful beginning of a story should have led straight to wedding bells and a pair of “I do’s,” then you would be right if this was an ordinary story. For this particular boy and girl, however, the story is anything but ordinary. You see, the girl couldn’t believe the boy was true, and she thought if he was true, then there must be something wrong about it all. Filled with self-doubt and uncertainty, the girl retreated and put things to a halt. I like to think of these two as planetary objects fallen into each other’s gravity. They had crossed paths too closely, and while they might circle for a while, they were bound to collide. After some time, they agreed to meet up again. Only this “again” was the last time, and this time, it was right. What was shrouded in doubt suddenly appeared so clear. They confirmed their intentions and dated - with no fuss. On Valentine’s Day, the boy asked, "so...uh...do you want to be my girlfriend?" The girl said yes!

Is it possible that two people could be so certain about the same thing so soon? Although they both still had much to learn about each other and themselves, incredibly their questions were never, “But, do I...?” There was a knowing, a peace, a comfort and excitement. Over the next few months they adventured, worked hard, hugged and danced, and almost always talked of a life together. Is it really a surprise the boy asked her to marry him? Some called it from the very beginning. On a hike to Rainbow Falls in the great Smoky Mountains, the boy gave her the gift of a ring and the question of a future. It was always "yes."