You could say our story started a while ago - back when Noah was at Iowa State and Samantha was crazy enough to give him a chance (briefly). We dated for a bit, but life took us in different directions. Noah graduated and moved away, and Samantha eventually headed to Florida. We didn’t talk for about three years, and honestly, neither of us expected our story to pick back up again. Like most stories that end too soon, it just felt like one that got away. But God clearly had a different plan. One random day, Noah decided to take a total shot in the dark and send a message. To his surprise (and relief), Samantha replied. After a few messages back and forth, Noah flew down to Florida for a week to see if our connection was still what we remembered - and it was even better. One conversation led to another, and before we knew it, it felt like no time had passed at all. Now here we are - both living back in Iowa, grateful for God’s timing, and smiling at how what once felt like a long shot turned out to be the story we’d both been hoping for all along.