April 19th, 2026

Laurie's Side: I met Trevor at church during a meet-and-greet. I thought he was cute right away, and my heart skipped a beat when he started "nerding out" about engineering. He was polite, but annoyingly, he didn’t pay me much attention. In October 2024, our church held a volleyball tournament, and Trevor and I ended up on the same team. There was a lot of downtime between games, and while I tried to play it cool, I made every effort to be near him. I didn't know him well yet, but the more we talked, the harder I fell. He told me all about his week like how he’d taken time off work for a Christian conference, the commentaries he used for studying the Bible, and plenty of nerdy engineering facts. I was internally swooning. But still, he did not ask me out. That Tuesday at church, I berated myself for being too nervous to say hi, but I made a point to wave at him on the way out. Something worked, because before the week was up, we were out on our first date. I knew from the beginning something was different with him. When I got home that night, I wrote in my prayer journal, “God, did I just meet my future husband?” As we began dating, I was amazed at how quickly time slipped away when we were together. He is a man of integrity, kindness, and wit, with a genuine heart for the Lord. What stood out most was his intentionality; he quietly goes out of his way to serve others without seeking recognition. He shows that same care for me in the most thoughtful ways. On our second date, I mentioned my hands are always cold, so I often order hot water just to hold the warm mug. From then on, whenever I came over, he already had a hot mug of water waiting for me. I am constantly struck by his character and the way he pursued me with purity and honor. I once thought these qualities were impossible to find, but God overdelivered with Trevor. He is everything I prayed for and more. Trevor's Side: I remember meeting Laurie for the first time in May 2024 at the Crossings meet-and-greet. Within a minute of talking, I thought she was incredibly pretty, and it already felt like we were hitting it off. I knew I wanted a woman whose number-one focus was the Lord, but I was set on not dating anyone from my church. So, like a complete idiot, I stopped talking to her after that. A few months later, Laurie and I found ourselves on the same volleyball team. Although I was still clinging to my (dumb) resolve, I convinced myself that talking to her couldn’t hurt. After just one night of conversation, I could already see that she was kind, driven, and deeply loved the Lord. It was a nearly fatal mistake, I almost asked her out on the spot. A few nights later, after service, I was talking with a group of friends, but my attention kept drifting back to Laurie. As she was leaving, she crossed my site, met my eyes, and gave me a beautiful smile followed by the world’s cutest wave. That was all it took. I folded. Our first date ended up at Pie Junkie, our next at Flat Tire Burgers, each date after the next I chose places where we could spend more and more time together. We never needed the excuse, it ended up being a trend for us to get kicked out of food places, businesses, and church parking lots because we would sit there for hours just talking. I felt like I could say exactly what was on my mind and never felt unfairly judged. We were way more different than alike, but our conversations were always interesting and fun. She is incredibly genuine, being with her feels easy and life-giving. She chooses Jesus over herself or me every day. She would rather be too crazy for the Lord than leave Him uncelebrated. I thank our Lord for a woman like Laurie where her character and soul are somehow even more beautiful than she is.