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Our Wedding

Every&nbsp;time&nbsp;I&nbsp;ask&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;begin&nbsp;our&nbsp;story,&nbsp;he&nbsp;jokingly&nbsp;says&nbsp;"it&nbsp;all&nbsp;began&nbsp;when&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;born."&nbsp;While&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;where&nbsp;I&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;start&nbsp;telling&nbsp;this&nbsp;story,&nbsp;he&nbsp;does&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;point&nbsp;that&nbsp;this&nbsp;all&nbsp;began&nbsp;long&nbsp;before&nbsp;we&nbsp;even&nbsp;knew&nbsp;what&nbsp;God&nbsp;was&nbsp;doing. Our&nbsp;story&nbsp;all&nbsp;began&nbsp;in&nbsp;November&nbsp;2023.&nbsp;Luke&nbsp;and&nbsp;Emily,&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;dear&nbsp;friends,&nbsp;introduced&nbsp;us&nbsp;to&nbsp;one&nbsp;another,&nbsp;or&nbsp;at&nbsp;least&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;what&nbsp;they&nbsp;tell&nbsp;us,&nbsp;neither&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;nor&nbsp;I&nbsp;remember&nbsp;that&nbsp;moment.&nbsp;That&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;matter&nbsp;because&nbsp;few&nbsp;weeks&nbsp;later&nbsp;on&nbsp;December&nbsp;14,&nbsp;we&nbsp;both&nbsp;separately&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;our&nbsp;church's&nbsp;Christmas&nbsp;event&nbsp;despite&nbsp;having&nbsp;other&nbsp;plans.&nbsp;That&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;night&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;remember&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time,&nbsp;and&nbsp;how&nbsp;we&nbsp;ended&nbsp;up&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;crazy&nbsp;story&nbsp;you&nbsp;should&nbsp;as&nbsp;us&nbsp;sometime.&nbsp;Anyway,&nbsp;continuing&nbsp;on,&nbsp;I&nbsp;told&nbsp;my&nbsp;mom&nbsp;about&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;and&nbsp;she&nbsp;says,&nbsp;"Oh&nbsp;Aubrey,&nbsp;he&nbsp;is&nbsp;everything&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;ever&nbsp;prayed&nbsp;for!"&nbsp;and&nbsp;she&nbsp;was&nbsp;so&nbsp;right,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;told&nbsp;her&nbsp;not&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;crazy&nbsp;and&nbsp;tucked&nbsp;away&nbsp;the&nbsp;comment.&nbsp;For&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;few&nbsp;weeks&nbsp;we&nbsp;hung&nbsp;out&nbsp;with&nbsp;friends&nbsp;and&nbsp;got&nbsp;dinner&nbsp;once&nbsp;or&nbsp;twice&nbsp;and&nbsp;by&nbsp;New&nbsp;Years&nbsp;Eve&nbsp;we&nbsp;both&nbsp;knew&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;were&nbsp;special.&nbsp;We&nbsp;both&nbsp;attended&nbsp;a&nbsp;New&nbsp;Years&nbsp;Eve&nbsp;party&nbsp;at&nbsp;Emily's&nbsp;house&nbsp;and&nbsp;after&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;asked&nbsp;me&nbsp;out&nbsp;on&nbsp;our&nbsp;first&nbsp;official&nbsp;date.&nbsp;Summer&nbsp;Moon,&nbsp;a&nbsp;local&nbsp;coffee&nbsp;shop,&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;location&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;date&nbsp;was&nbsp;January&nbsp;1,&nbsp;2024&nbsp;.&nbsp;While&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;coffee&nbsp;shop,&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;received&nbsp;a&nbsp;call&nbsp;from&nbsp;Darrell,&nbsp;a&nbsp;friend&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;from&nbsp;church,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;headed&nbsp;to&nbsp;their&nbsp;barn&nbsp;to&nbsp;watch&nbsp;the&nbsp;Alabama&nbsp;game.&nbsp;Remember,&nbsp;the&nbsp;game&nbsp;where&nbsp;we&nbsp;lost&nbsp;to&nbsp;Georgia,&nbsp;yeah...&nbsp;I&nbsp;haven't&nbsp;watched&nbsp;a&nbsp;game&nbsp;since.&nbsp;Anyway,&nbsp;that&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;day&nbsp;we&nbsp;started&nbsp;dating.&nbsp;The&nbsp;10&nbsp;months&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;dating&nbsp;season&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;full&nbsp;of&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;and&nbsp;intention&nbsp;details&nbsp;from&nbsp;God.&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;write&nbsp;a&nbsp;book&nbsp;to&nbsp;tell&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;He&nbsp;has&nbsp;done,&nbsp;but&nbsp;for&nbsp;now,&nbsp;I&nbsp;will&nbsp;fast&nbsp;forward&nbsp;to&nbsp;November&nbsp;2,&nbsp;2024,&nbsp;the&nbsp;day&nbsp;we&nbsp;got&nbsp;engaged.&nbsp;I&nbsp;remember&nbsp;waking&nbsp;up&nbsp;that&nbsp;morning&nbsp;and&nbsp;texting&nbsp;my&nbsp;friend&nbsp;Emily&nbsp;for&nbsp;prayers&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;the&nbsp;day&nbsp;because&nbsp;I&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;him&nbsp;to&nbsp;propose,&nbsp;but&nbsp;thought&nbsp;he&nbsp;wasn't,&nbsp;the&nbsp;irony.&nbsp;That&nbsp;weekend,&nbsp;Daniel's&nbsp;family&nbsp;was&nbsp;in&nbsp;town&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;dinner&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Grand&nbsp;Hotel,&nbsp;so&nbsp;we&nbsp;got&nbsp;ready&nbsp;and&nbsp;headed&nbsp;to&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;thought&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;just&nbsp;dinner&nbsp;with&nbsp;his&nbsp;family.&nbsp;That&nbsp;whole&nbsp;story&nbsp;is&nbsp;another&nbsp;funny&nbsp;one&nbsp;you&nbsp;should&nbsp;ask&nbsp;us&nbsp;about&nbsp;sometime.&nbsp;Anyway,&nbsp;he&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;and&nbsp;of&nbsp;course&nbsp;I&nbsp;said&nbsp;yes! Let&nbsp;me&nbsp;tell&nbsp;you,&nbsp;this&nbsp;whole&nbsp;year&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;a&nbsp;whirlwind&nbsp;of&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;blessing&nbsp;from&nbsp;God&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;cannot&nbsp;put&nbsp;into&nbsp;words. This&nbsp;summer,&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;asked&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;dear&nbsp;friend&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;admired&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;about&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;that&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;fitting&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;wrap&nbsp;up&nbsp;this&nbsp;story. In&nbsp;2019,&nbsp;I&nbsp;went&nbsp;through&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;of&nbsp;loss&nbsp;in&nbsp;my&nbsp;family&nbsp;and&nbsp;God&nbsp;gave&nbsp;me&nbsp;a&nbsp;verse,&nbsp;Psalm&nbsp;51:12&nbsp;-&nbsp;"Restore&nbsp;to&nbsp;me&nbsp;the&nbsp;joy&nbsp;of&nbsp;your&nbsp;salvation&nbsp;and&nbsp;uphold&nbsp;me&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;willing&nbsp;spirit."&nbsp;In&nbsp;this&nbsp;verse,&nbsp;David&nbsp;is&nbsp;asking&nbsp;God&nbsp;to&nbsp;restore&nbsp;the&nbsp;joy&nbsp;of&nbsp;how&nbsp;God&nbsp;saved&nbsp;him&nbsp;and&nbsp;give&nbsp;him&nbsp;a&nbsp;willing&nbsp;spirit&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;what&nbsp;God&nbsp;had&nbsp;for&nbsp;him.&nbsp;How&nbsp;does&nbsp;this&nbsp;tie&nbsp;into&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;admire&nbsp;most&nbsp;about&nbsp;Daniel?&nbsp;Glad&nbsp;you&nbsp;asked.&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;man&nbsp;that&nbsp;continually&nbsp;reminds&nbsp;those&nbsp;around&nbsp;him&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;joy&nbsp;we&nbsp;can&nbsp;have&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;salvation&nbsp;God&nbsp;gives&nbsp;us&nbsp;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;amazing&nbsp;picture&nbsp;of&nbsp;what&nbsp;is&nbsp;looks&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;allow&nbsp;God&nbsp;to&nbsp;give&nbsp;us&nbsp;a&nbsp;willing&nbsp;spirit&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;whatever&nbsp;He&nbsp;has&nbsp;in&nbsp;store.&nbsp;When&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;man&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;blessed&nbsp;to&nbsp;marry,&nbsp;I&nbsp;see&nbsp;Christ&nbsp;in&nbsp;him&nbsp;so&nbsp;clearly&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;admire&nbsp;about&nbsp;him&nbsp;the&nbsp;most.&nbsp;This&nbsp;past&nbsp;year&nbsp;of&nbsp;dating&nbsp;and&nbsp;season&nbsp;of&nbsp;engagement,&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;constantly&nbsp;reminded&nbsp;of&nbsp;God's&nbsp;goodness&nbsp;and&nbsp;provision. Daniel,&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;ecstatic&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;Mrs.&nbsp;Waid&nbsp;soon.

Daniel & Aubrey

Daniel & Aubrey

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