"The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever..." Jeremiah 33:11

"The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad." Psalm 126:3

Truly, the groom and bride are able to rejoice because of their great God that they serve; every good thing that they have has been given as a gift from Him, and all honor, glory, and praise is given unto God. He has taken two of His children and has put them together in a marvelous way...He has given promises, worked deliverances, answered prayers, and has shown the impossible to be possible THROUGH HIM. We glorify and magnify His holy name.

The Lord began putting us together at a time when we weren't even looking for each other. We both were busy doing things that God had allowed in our lives. The groom worked with the bride's father with many handyman type jobs. They built a strong relationship together in the Lord and in helping many different people. Sometime after that, the groom started to notice the bride for who she was. So he took the time to speak with her father about the interest and her father said, " What are you going to do about this interest?" To which the reply came, "Nothing right now as I don't believe it is the time the Lord has." From 2018 to 2021 the bride and groom built a friendship. In June of 2021, both had individually (without the other person knowing) prayed, fasted, and sought God's will on the matter. On June 29th the groom planned to talk with the bride's father about courting his daughter while on an evening fishing trip. Unknowing what the conversation might be that night, the father asked his family if anyone would like to go fishing too. To which the bride decided a canoe ride would be very nice and relaxing. The plan to discuss courtship was spoiled for sure and the groom just had to wait for a new opportunity. Late that night while cleaning up the stuff from the fishing trip, an opportunity arose and the groom asked, and the father approved. The very next day began a wonderful courtship where the Lord's guidance and will was sought in regard to marriage and growing with one another.

The bride and groom are both thankful for the Lord's great goodness to them and for all of the ways that He helped them make choices that were pleasing to God in purity, in joy, in faithfulness, in character, in love, in resisting the flesh, and in bring more glory to God. Many lessons were taught and learned during the years of courtship, and God was so gracious, faithful, and good! God has helped the couple to wait and save sacred things for after marriage, and things like touch, living in the same house, driving away in one vehicle, being alone in one room, etc. will be gifts from God after marriage. Prayer and reading the Bible together was done on a regular basis, and both set apart time for each other on a daily basis. God richly blessed the bride and groom with His help and also with wise advice from godly people; the bride and groom are grateful for any way that God will use them to be an example and a testimony that things can be done the right way biblically in the world of today.

Truly, "He hath made every thing beautiful in his time..." (Ecclesiastes 3:11a)

"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD." Psalm 27:14

"The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him." Lamentations 3:25

"...for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me." Isaiah 49:23b

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