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Flashback to the third week in August. I'm in my kitchen cooking, enjoying my last week of summer vacation before I have to go back to work the next week. I get a phone call from a childhood friend, and he wants to know if I want to meet someone. Yeah, I definitely want to meet someone! He says, "Cool, I know this guy I think you'll like." So we set up a lunch date for the following weekend. And then I prayed, asking the Lord if this was His arrangement and telling Him I wanted to follow His leading in all things.On Sunday after the church meeting I go meet Stephen, his wife Jordan, and their friend Logan for lunch. I really didn't have any expectations. It was a fun time at lunch and throughout the afternoon. At the end of the day I needed to leave to get ready for work the next morning, so I said goodbye to everyone and walked to my car. It felt a little strange, because it was a group date, so I really didn't get to say anything to Logan personally, but I just shrugged it off and started to back out of the parking spot. Then I see Logan run up to the car. He told me how nice it was to meet me and took my hand. That's when I first felt something for him. I gave him my number, looked him right in the eyes, and said, "I would love it if you would call me..." Well, he called me the next day and every single day since then. Our relationship has been a whirlwind, but so pleasant, uncomplicated, straightforward, and steady. It has been a breath of fresh air to me. I was so ready to meet someone but I didn't know how it was ever going to happen. I prayed almost daily about it, and I tried to look to the Lord for how He was going to work it out. And then it just fell into my lap. Seriously, as cliche as it sounds, right when I was least expecting it. After only talking for 3 weeks, and on our 2nd true date (he lives in a different city), I started to realize that Logan was the one for me. I prayed some more about it, and then I allowed myself to fall. And I fell hard. All of a sudden I became completely clear - this is The One. I can stop wondering, stop looking, stop wishing. I've found my match. I haven't looked back since. &lt;3

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Over Christmas, Logan and I traveled to Alabama to stay with his mom and stepdad. He wanted to show me where he grew up and explore all of his old stomping grounds. We spent the whole week with them and on the trip we visited his old hometown, his college and the town there, the big city nearby, and lots of other neighboring towns. The second day we were in Alabama, Logan took me to Decatur, where he grew up. We walked around the downtown area, looked at some historical sites, and went to lunch with one of his old buddies and his wife. Then he took me to Huntsville, where his sister lives, and we drove up a mountain at the edge of the city, called Monte Sano. It was an overcast, chilly day, and the mountain was enveloped in fog, so much so that it became hard to even see the road in front of the car. Eventually he parked the truck and we got out on a hiking trail. Unbeknownst to me, he was searching for this lookout point that he wanted to propose to me at. Because of the fog, it was hard to find. I also kept stopping to admire the nature, which was throwing a wrench in his plans ;) I stopped to look at this lovely little brook, and he decided to just go for it. He knelt down and pulled out THE RING and proposed. Of course I started crying immediately. It was so lovely everywhere, and THE RING was perfect. After I said yes, we kept walking, eventually finding the spot he originally wanted to propose at. There was a pretty gazebo and an overlook with a little waterfall. We wandered around looking at the views and basically basking in our own happiness. It was perfect.

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Leah is a lifelong friend. When we were children we were practically inseparable, and though our relationship has changed over the years, we are still very close. I consider her my sister in every sense of the word, both emotionally and spiritually. Now we pray on the phone once a week and it has really been a help to me and a highlight of my work week. 

Leah Polanco

Kiel is Logan's uncle, and the two have always been very close. When Logan first moved to Houston, he lived with Kiel and his family. Kiel has been like an older brother to Logan, both physically and in spiritual matters.

Kiel Rottgen

Stephen is Logan's sister Natausha's son. Logan loves his nephew and is so excited to share this special event with him by his side!

Stephen Michael Motsinger

Miranda and I met in middle school choir at Covington Middle School, but we didn't become close until high school at Crockett. There, we became very close friends and spent most of our free time (free periods, nights, weekends) together. As we've grown up we have stayed close, but I don't see her nearly as much as I wish I could!

Miranda Wall

Elizabeth and I also met in middle school choir at Covington, but we weren't that close back then. We didn't become close friends until college when we were in the same major and had lots of classes together. But what really sealed the deal was our Maymester study abroad trip to England in May of 2008. We roomed together for those 5 weeks and became very close. Since then, we have spent lots of time together - we lived at the same apartment complex for a year and a half; and we are part of a group of 5 girls who all went to UT together and then became music teachers. We still get together regularly with the girls to go to dinner, or these days, to plan some sort of shower for one of us!

Elizabeth Gilligan

Logan and JC went to middle school in Decatur, Alabama together, and have stayed close ever since.

JC Silver

Emily and I met in choir at Crockett High School our junior year. Emily had moved from Houston, and Miranda and I summarily disliked her for infringing on our "territory" in choir. However, that was short-lived, and we three became fast friends early on our junior year. We have stayed close over the years, even through her living abroad in France for a year, coming back for law school at UT, and then moving back to Houston for a job.

Emily Rochy

Logan met Stephen Dominguez through his current job, and also through church meetings. They quickly became friends, and Logan has been living with Stephen and his wife Jordan for the past few months before moving to Austin.

Stephen Dominguez

Ashley was my head director at my first job - Bedichek Middle School. I was fresh out of college with lots of ideas and no experience, and she was the best mentor and friend I could have ever hoped to have. She has definitely shaped every aspect of my teaching, and I owe her so much for that. We had so much fun together at BMS, basically laughing through each day. I miss working with her every day!

Ashley George

Mark is Hannahlise's brother, and will soon be Logan's brother-in-law. Logan is excited to have a new brother and to get to know Mark better.

Hannahlise & Logan

Hannahlise & Logan

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