We first met one another at young adult's (a gathering at our church). Now, I was clueless and paid virtually no attention to Brooks when he first started coming, but I learned later on that part of the reason he started to come was because he saw me at church and heard that I went to young adults. We started to hang out with each other more, but always with a group of friends (Karlee, Noelle, and Braden), I had no idea that he liked me for quite some time, but somewhere along the line, I started to like him. Brooks is someone who doesn't show a lot of himself to people unless he trusts that you are who you say you are, lucky for me, I am who I present myself to be! So, through many long talks, I began to fall for Brooks, but I didn't allow myself to show that to him.

Fast forward to January 2023, Brooks was sent off to YWAM and he was gone for six months, because of Brooks being gone I sort of put my feelings for him on the back burner, but when he came back in June and I saw him for the first time, those feelings all came back and I didn't know what to do with them. He quickly left again for another mission trip, so we didn't get to talk much right away, but when he came back from his trip we started to be around each other more, we went back to having our late-night conversations after young adults and I just knew that there was something more with Brooks, he is truly unlike anyone I know and his heart for the Lord is what captivated me the most.

Finally on September 3, 2023 Brooks asked me to be his girlfriend and I instantly heard from the Lord that he was the one, the one I have prayed for since I was 16, the one that I dreamed of for so many years. God took his time and in the perfect moment, revealed to me who my future husband is. When I look back on all of the things that were put into place by the Lord, I am filled with overwhelming joy and a steady peace in knowing that Brooks is the man that God has been preparing for me from the beginning.

On October 22. 2023, Brooks asked me to marry him and it was the most perfect proposal and the most perfect timing. The Lord is so faithful in answering prayers, and I am so thankful to have been persistent in praying for my future husband and trusting God in his timing.