From Jocelyn:

The day after Christmas, a friend request popped up on my phone. It was from a John Bishop. I don't normally accept friend requests from people I don't know, so I had to investigate first. I looked at his profile to find out who he was and noticed that we had mutual friends and discovered that we were both part of a Facebook group. I remember showing my mom and getting a little excited that this guy had messaged me. :) When I asked him if we knew each other, he said no but asked if could we still chat. I said yes. I didn't know then how much that yes would change my life.

We then texted and started getting to know each other. I immediately found out we both had similar likes and dislikes. He loved Christmas and soccer. He liked the outdoors and traveling. The best part is he loved animals (which if anyone knows me, was a big factor :D) He even rescued a puppy when the puppy was going to be put down because of a breathing problem. That's my kind of guy!

He wanted to meet in person and we did at church. After a few months, he asked if I was ready for the next step - dating. After talking to my parents, we officially started dating in April 2023.

When we went to Portugal with my family for a European Regional Retreat, I was hoping he would propose then since we had both said we were ready. Almost two weeks went by and nothing happened so I was starting to doubt it would happen. We arranged to meet at the park to take pictures. The park was a special place because we went there alot when I was little and took several pictures there before. When I showed up, he was standing in front of a heart with pictures attached and flowers. He then asked me to marry him! I immediately said yes!

Serving the Lord with John, whether it's at church or a ministry, is one of my favorite things to do and I can not wait to see what God has in store for us in the coming years!