Sara and Eli crossed paths long before they ever truly met. They went to the same high school, walked the same halls, and lived in the same season of life—yet never knew each other then. Years later, their story quietly began in an unexpected place: a small coffee shop in Perry where Eli worked as a barista. Sara became a familiar face there. She stopped in often—not really for the coffee, but for the barista behind the counter who caught her eye. Time passed, visits continued, and Sara thought nothing more than that he was the cutest barista she’d ever seen. Then one day, after one of her usual coffee runs, Eli reached out to her. Conversations turned into laughter, and laughter turned into dates. Not long after, under the lights and music of a country concert, Eli asked Sara to be his girlfriend. Almost exactly two years later, he asked her a much bigger question—one that would change their lives forever. Looking back, it’s clear that their paths were always meant to cross. The Lord had been writing their story all along, saving them for one another until the timing was just right.