Lucas

I met Abigail at a local coffee shop on a rainy Thursday afternoon in January. Having never been on a blind date before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. When I walked inside and saw her, I thought, “Wow, she is beautiful!” By the time I finished my cappuccino, I knew she was just as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside.

As I got to know her, I was amazed at how perfectly God answered my prayers by bringing her into my life. Abigail is kind, patient, loving, and supportive. She is emotionally mature, dependable, and an excellent communicator. Above all, she loves the Lord and those around her with a passion that inspires me every day.

I am deeply grateful to her family for welcoming me with open arms from the very beginning. The Holcombs are some of the kindest people I’ve ever met, and their hospitality has been nothing short of extraordinary. Scott and Kellie have raised an incredible daughter, and I am honored to be joining their family.

Abigail has exceeded every hope and expectation I had for my future wife simply by being her authentic self. She is the most genuine person I have ever met, with a heart of gold. Loving her feels like the most natural thing in the world, and I am thrilled to spend the rest of my life by her side.

Abigail

In November of 2022 I was feeling disappointed by a year of lack luster dating experiences. I was facing the close of the year with sadness over the fact that it felt like my life wasn't moving in the direction that I wanted it to be and after discussing these feelings with the women in my family (and my sister and cousin feeling the same way) my Aunt Monica said that we should begin praying for God to bring the right men into our lives in 2023. She suggested we set a reminder on our phones at 3:23pm to be reminded every single day to pray together. We began doing that and through the end of 2022 and into the whole year of 2023 I prayed to meet the right man. Someone who was kind, gentle, and faithful, and whose companionship was very peaceful to be with. I look back on that time as a year of deep challenge because praying very specific prayers every single day and not seeing them visibly answered was very stretching for my faith and grew me significantly as a person.

At the end of January 2024 my friends Olivia and Caden texted me about setting me up with their friend Lucas who was in Caden's anesthesia program.

When I met Lucas I remember immediately noticing how kind his eyes were and I was drawn to his warmth and smile and I felt an immediate connection that felt so natural and right. I left thinking, "I would really like to see him again." That evening he asked me on a second date for the following week and what struck me was how consistent he was from the first date - he made me feel so secure in his desire to pursue me and from the day I met him until now he has shown himself to truly be the kindest man I've ever known.

We got to know each other over the next couple of months and near the end of March he asked me to be his girlfriend. He later checked his phone to see what date our anniversary would be and it was March 23rd. "3/23 has a nice ring to it!" he said.

3/23. The same time my aunt picked for us to pray every day well over a year before.

Turns out that 3:23 became 3/23. I honestly think it makes me appreciate the man that Lucas is all the more because of all the time I spent praying for him and I will never take a day with him for granted. I'm so thrilled to be starting our life together and I couldn't be more thankful to become his wife.

From there we've spent endless hours in conversation, cooked delicious meals, explored new places, prioritized healthy communication, attended our first rival SEC game (UK vs UGA), made pasta, read each other's favorite books, snuggled with Yeti on the couch, enjoyed getting to know each other's families, and all in all worked to build a relationship centered on Jesus, shared values, and the simple joy of being together. We feel so tremendously blessed to have found each other.