All glory belongs to God, He's the author of our story, and we couldn’t write this without His help, here's the backstory...

Mariah's Backstory: Before I met Christian, I moved up to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2021 to attend Rhema Bible Training College. I came here to gain a better understanding of the Bible and to get equipped for the hope of a future in ministry. During my first year, I got a job as a hostess in a fine-dining restaurant. I worked there for a whole year, but on Feb. 24th, 2023 while I was rolling napkins I heard very clearly the Lord whisper "It's Time". I knew exactly what He meant by that, so that night I put my two weeks in. This was perfect timing because in two weeks I was also preparing to leave on a mission trip to Africa on March 10th. When I got back from Africa I wasn’t sure what to do on the weekends since I no longer had a job. That's when the Holy Spirit dropped the idea of going to Laurannae coffee shop to work on my projects. So I did just that. On April 8, 2023, after a few hours of being there, this tall and handsome man showed up and sat down next to my table. ☺️

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the rest is history... ❤️

Christian's Backstory: Before I met Mariah, I moved down to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2015 to attend Oral Roberts University. I received my degree in Mathematical Finance and started a job at a local wealth management firm in the summer of 2019. I had been attending a nearby church in Tulsa, but in August, 2022 the Lord placed on my heart to start attending Rhema Bible Church. As a result of this obedience, the Lord continued to put me in positions of growth and blessed me with multiple lifelong God-centered friendships that I had been praying for. One day, on April 8th, 2023, I was meeting up with one of those friends at Laurannae coffee shop, and there I saw a beautiful curly-headed girl sitting with some friends.

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the rest is history... ❤️

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