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In&nbsp;2011,&nbsp;I&nbsp;met&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;when&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;nine&nbsp;years&nbsp;old.&nbsp;My&nbsp;family&nbsp;was&nbsp;singing&nbsp;at&nbsp;his&nbsp;church&nbsp;in&nbsp;Batesville,&nbsp;Mississippi.&nbsp;I&nbsp;remember&nbsp;going&nbsp;out&nbsp;to&nbsp;eat&nbsp;with&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;and&nbsp;his&nbsp;family&nbsp;and&nbsp;talking&nbsp;about&nbsp;pretty&nbsp;much&nbsp;anything&nbsp;a&nbsp;kid&nbsp;would&nbsp;talk&nbsp;about.&nbsp;I&nbsp;specifically&nbsp;remember&nbsp;a&nbsp;conversation&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;game&nbsp;Angry&nbsp;Birds. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We&nbsp;parted&nbsp;ways,&nbsp;and&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;years&nbsp;until&nbsp;we'd&nbsp;see&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;again.&nbsp;I&nbsp;knew&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;existed,&nbsp;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;knew&nbsp;I&nbsp;existed,&nbsp;but&nbsp;we&nbsp;didnt&nbsp;realize&nbsp;we&nbsp;would&nbsp;end&nbsp;up&nbsp;marrying&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;someday! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In&nbsp;2021,&nbsp;my&nbsp;family&nbsp;was&nbsp;recording&nbsp;music&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;town&nbsp;close&nbsp;to&nbsp;where&nbsp;he&nbsp;and&nbsp;his&nbsp;family&nbsp;were&nbsp;living.&nbsp;That&nbsp;Sunday,&nbsp;we&nbsp;attended&nbsp;the&nbsp;church&nbsp;that&nbsp;Caleb’s&nbsp;family&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;at&nbsp;that&nbsp;time.&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;was&nbsp;interested&nbsp;in&nbsp;me&nbsp;and&nbsp;even&nbsp;tried&nbsp;to&nbsp;talk&nbsp;to&nbsp;me,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;unaware&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;interest. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;While&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;with&nbsp;them,&nbsp;I&nbsp;took&nbsp;a&nbsp;picture&nbsp;with&nbsp;his&nbsp;sister&nbsp;Brinly,&nbsp;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;later&nbsp;told&nbsp;me&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;kept&nbsp;it&nbsp;ever&nbsp;since.&nbsp;I&nbsp;went&nbsp;off&nbsp;to&nbsp;college,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;was&nbsp;traveling&nbsp;and&nbsp;singing&nbsp;with&nbsp;his&nbsp;family,&nbsp;but&nbsp;he&nbsp;would&nbsp;look&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;picture,&nbsp;hoping&nbsp;we’d&nbsp;see&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;again. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In&nbsp;August&nbsp;of&nbsp;2024,&nbsp;I&nbsp;temporarily&nbsp;moved&nbsp;to&nbsp;work&nbsp;for&nbsp;my&nbsp;Uncle&nbsp;Jeremy&nbsp;(AKA&nbsp;Uncle&nbsp;Doc).&nbsp;During&nbsp;my&nbsp;time&nbsp;there,&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;praying&nbsp;and&nbsp;waiting&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;to&nbsp;answer&nbsp;prayers&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;marriage&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;things.&nbsp;Then,&nbsp;one&nbsp;night&nbsp;in&nbsp;October,&nbsp;my&nbsp;cousin&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;were&nbsp;in&nbsp;bed,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;got&nbsp;an&nbsp;Instagram&nbsp;message&nbsp;from&nbsp;Caleb!&nbsp;But&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;only&nbsp;a&nbsp;GIF&nbsp;that&nbsp;said,&nbsp;Goodnight.&nbsp;I&nbsp;thought,&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;random,&nbsp;then,&nbsp;laughing&nbsp;and&nbsp;confused,&nbsp;I&nbsp;responded&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;simple,&nbsp;Goodnight&nbsp;to&nbsp;you&nbsp;too.&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;was&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;start&nbsp;up&nbsp;a&nbsp;conversation&nbsp;with&nbsp;me&nbsp;and&nbsp;said&nbsp;he&nbsp;didnt&nbsp;mean&nbsp;to&nbsp;send&nbsp;that&nbsp;particular&nbsp;GIF. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;few&nbsp;months&nbsp;went&nbsp;by&nbsp;with&nbsp;me&nbsp;praying&nbsp;about&nbsp;him,&nbsp;and&nbsp;God&nbsp;knew&nbsp;this&nbsp;was&nbsp;just&nbsp;the&nbsp;start&nbsp;of&nbsp;something&nbsp;beautiful.&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;messaged&nbsp;me&nbsp;again&nbsp;in&nbsp;late&nbsp;January,&nbsp;but&nbsp;this&nbsp;time&nbsp;the&nbsp;messaging&nbsp;just&nbsp;kept&nbsp;on&nbsp;going.&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;praying&nbsp;about&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;potential&nbsp;husband,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;was&nbsp;praying&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;potential&nbsp;of&nbsp;me&nbsp;being&nbsp;&nbsp;his&nbsp;wife.&nbsp;I&nbsp;had&nbsp;no&nbsp;clue&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;had&nbsp;liked&nbsp;me&nbsp;this&nbsp;long. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;later&nbsp;called&nbsp;my&nbsp;dad&nbsp;in&nbsp;March,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;started&nbsp;"officially&nbsp;talking".&nbsp;We&nbsp;started&nbsp;enjoying&nbsp;phone&nbsp;calls,&nbsp;FaceTime,&nbsp;and&nbsp;any&nbsp;chance&nbsp;we&nbsp;got&nbsp;to&nbsp;talk.&nbsp;We&nbsp;talked&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;phone&nbsp;every&nbsp;single&nbsp;day,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;finally&nbsp;got&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;again&nbsp;face-to-face&nbsp;in&nbsp;April&nbsp;of&nbsp;2025.&nbsp;God&nbsp;allowed&nbsp;us&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;together&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;short&nbsp;time,&nbsp;and&nbsp;thats&nbsp;when&nbsp;I&nbsp;realized&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;I&nbsp;loved&nbsp;him. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On&nbsp;July&nbsp;12,&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;asked&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;marry&nbsp;him&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;spot&nbsp;I&nbsp;got&nbsp;saved&nbsp;at&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;13-year-old&nbsp;girl.&nbsp;God&nbsp;knew&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;I&nbsp;needed&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;and&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;needed&nbsp;me.&nbsp;Gods&nbsp;timing&nbsp;is&nbsp;perfect,&nbsp;and&nbsp;His&nbsp;will&nbsp;is&nbsp;perfect.&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;are&nbsp;so&nbsp;excited&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;married&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;29,&nbsp;2026.&nbsp;God&nbsp;is&nbsp;good,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;absolutely&nbsp;cannot&nbsp;wait&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;what&nbsp;the&nbsp;future&nbsp;holds&nbsp;as&nbsp;we&nbsp;start&nbsp;our&nbsp;life&nbsp;together.

Elaina & Caleb

Elaina & Caleb

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