Our sweet story all starts in October of 2023 when I asked Jake to help bathe my patient while I so happened to be working on his floor. He kindly said yes, and during the bed bath, proceeded to ask me all sorts of get to know you questions, mind you, in front of my very alert and oriented patient. I was definitely excited that this cute boy was helping me with my patient and asking me questions about why I became a nurse and what brought me to Chattanooga. Needless to say, he had me smitten pretty early on! He then became known as the cute IMCU boy to my friends and I. Fast forward to January, I was once again floated to work on his floor. I of course asked him about his relationship with the Lord and invited him to come check out my church if he was ever interested, to which his answer was, “what time does service start?”. I was so nervous that Sunday, for the first time in my life, I got there 10 minutes early. Two weeks later, Jake reached out to me about a class we both had to take for work. He informed me that he was moving from night shift to day shift. I gathered up the courage to tell him that I was going to miss our work shenanigans, to which he replied that he would love to hang out outside of work and asked if I wanted to get coffee and go on a hike. Our first date lasted 12 hours! We just enjoyed each others company so much, that coffee and a hike turned into going to dinner, walking the bridge downtown, getting desert, and watching a movie. I was pretty nervous at first (I made sure Jake knew my girls were watching my location in case he was secretly a murderer), but time passed so quickly, I forgot all about my nerves! After the first few dates, I knew Jake was going to be around for the long haul.
We both fell in love pretty fast as we discussed our faith, interests, hobbies, family dynamics, life goals, etc., realizing we were on the same page for almost all of it. I prayed hard for the Lord to do His will and if Jake was the one, to make it obvious. By the good, good grace of the Lord, I was praying one day about it all, and He gave me a deep sense of peace that told me Jake was the one. From that point forward, I have only ever had peace about us, and I continue to praise God for his kindness in bringing Jake to me!
Since then, Ive gotten to see how the Lord has worked on Jakes heart, changing it to look more like Christ. He is the most kind, thoughtful, service-oriented, loving, patient, genuine, and selfless man I have ever met. It has been the sweetest experience to have the passenger seat in Jakes life thus far, and I am looking forward to the privilege of having that seat for the rest of our lives!
I ask that you pray with us and for us as we continue to seek the Lord’s heart for our lives, that we can bring glory to His name through our marriage. We’re so excited to see where He takes us!