Before Colin and I met, we had been attending church together at Valley Creek. We were on two separate serve teams but during the first service we would all gather together and talk about the goodness of God while waiting for the first service to finish, so over the months I got to know a little more about him, but from a distance. There was something about him that drew me in, but at the time, God kept us at a distance from each other. So, in the meantime, God had placed what I “thought” was a Godly man in my life only to find out he was actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It was ok though because looking back, I realized that He was stalling time to prepare Colin to meet me. Well, I had a dream one day and I wasn’t even thinking about Colin or even wanting to be with anyone because of what had just happened to me but this dream, to this day, I cannot shake. The only way I can describe it is that is was “heavenly” to me and how I perceived it was the past, present and future as it had all those in it. At the time, I had just started at PetSuites. So in the dream, I was going into a walk-in cooler to serve people drinks, (this I interpreted as the past and being in the bar industry) then I went up to the front reception area which to me, signified customer service team at PetSuites, but then Colin came into the dream and we were on our “first” date in a car that overlooked the ocean and the car was on a cliff that extended out. Everything was so bright and white and peaceful. I don’t know what heaven is like, but I would imagine it would be like this dream. This dream stood out so much that I just could not let it go, and to this day, I remember it so vividly.

Go back to our group that meets during service on Sunday. Someone in our group had started a GroupMe for all of us so we could communicate and pray for each other outside of Sunday’s and Colin reached out for prayer on there. I felt a nudge to reach out to him personally and let him know I was praying for him. And well, my friends, that’s all the wrote…. I did want to add a funny that I did think I was in the friends zone for a little while, but eventually he came out of his oblivion and realized that I was interested in more than a friendship and we have been together since.

So, sorry for the long, drawn out story, but it’s worth sharing and it displays God’s glory, (which is my whole entire point of sharing this. People NEED to know just how good God is and when you put Him first, everything else falls into place), but I am beyond excited to announce that I am ENGAGED to most AMAZING man I could EVER hope and pray for. What attracts me most to this man is his heart for the Lord, his amazing gift to encourage others, his selfless love that he showers over not only his son and I every single day, but every life he comes into contact every day, the support he has shown me through some of the most difficult times in my previous workplace. I cannot wait to grow our family with Christ at the center of ALL things. God is our rock, our foundation, and I’m so thankful that we both have dedicated to build our lives centered on this foundation. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord with all our heart. And what is even more amazing is that I got an extra special blessing of having his son come into my life and bless me in more ways than I could have every thought possible. I look forward to the date that I get to adopt this sweet boy and for him to have a mother that loves him and supports him and wants nothing but the best for him. I’m so grateful for his family that is now my family and all the love and support they’ve shown me and how welcoming they have been.

So here’s to our future and all the lives that will be blessed through our three-stranded cord. Thank you, God, for your goodness that has brought us together. THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF YOU! 🙌🏻 ALL Praise and ALL glory be to you, forever and ever! Amen! 🙏❤️