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Our story is an incredible story of God's redemption!Kayla had just gone through a devastating divorce in Nashville, Tennessee in 2024. Her ex-husband was 8 years younger than her, wanted to live a party lifestyle, and did not share her values when it came to God, marriage, and family. So, after fighting for her marriage for months, she decided to walk away from it.She could have stayed in Nashville, but she felt like God was potentially transitioning her out of Nashville. So, she decided to follow God back to her hometown, Oklahoma City, to see what He had for her there.She had no idea that the man and husband God had for her would be waiting there for her.Dillan was living in McAlester, Oklahoma, just a 30-minute drive from the small town of Crowder where he grew up.Dillan ended a long-term relationship with someone who was 7 years younger than him, wanted to live a party lifestyle, and didn't share the same values as him when it came to God, marriage, and family around the same time Kayla went through her divorce in 2024.After they both did counseling / therapy and fought to come out of a lukewarm lifestyle of compromise, desiring to fully choose and live for Jesus, they both decided to try out Facebook dating, hoping they would find someone who truly loved Jesus and shared their same values.After sifting through lot of not-so-great profiles, they came across each other's profiles. And then - they matched!Kayla wasn't trying to waste her time or anyone else's time, so after Dillan messaged her, her first question to him was: "So, how did you come to know Jesus?" She could tell by his answer that he was genuine and had a personal history with God.After chatting for about a week, they decided to facetime since he was 2.5 hours away from her. When they facetimed the first time, they immediately connected and had real and deep conversations about God and the Bible - two things they could talk about for hours! The biggest thing that made an impression on Kayla during that first Facetime - besides Dillan's value and desire for God and wanting to be a man of God - was how he communicated and how emotionally mature and intelligent he was. That was a huge thing on Kayla's checklist after experiencing what breaks a marriage.It seemed like a match made in heaven.BUT...Kayla was working through some trust issues after what happened to her in her previous marriage and felt unsure about dating someone 2.5 hours away from her, so she ended things with Dillan.She decided to try out dating some people who lived in Oklahoma City...and that was short-lived.After a week or two, the only person she could think about was Dillan. So, she decided to take a risk and reach back out to him.BUT...when she went to their Facebook dating chat, it was gone! He had deleted it. And she had deleted his phone number and her text thread with him. All she knew was his first name and where he lived. So, she spent the morning trying to find him on Facebook...with no success! She even asked the Holy Spirit to help her find him. And right after, she suddenly remembered they had facetimed. She raced to her facetime history and found his number from the night she facetimed.So, she worked up the courage to text him. But he didn't respond immediately. In fact, he didn't respond for hours. On the other end of the phone, he was messaging with his sister in Sweden trying to decide if he should give Kayla another chance since he didn't know her at all and didn't know if she be wish-washy or end things abruptly with him again. But after some encouragement from his sister, he texted Kayla back and said he would like to continue getting to know her.So, Dillan drove down to Oklahoma City soon after in May of 2025 to spend an entire day with Kayla. He still says to this day that when he got out of his truck in Midtown, Oklahoma City and saw Kayla crossing the street, the song "I just died in your arms tonight" started playing in his mind. He couldn't believe how beautiful she was.They spent the entire day together, laughing, having real and honest conversations, and talking about God. After Dillan left to drive back to McAlester, they both realized they were smitten.BUT... Dillan gave Kayla a vase with beautiful flowers that had an angel pendant on it that said "Your friendship is a blessing." Kayla's took it to mean Dillan might only want to be friends with her and her heart dropped. So, she brought up the pendant to him and expressed to him that she wanted to be more than friends with him. After a laugh, he told her he wanted the same.He spent the month of June in 2025 in Sweden with his sister and her family, and their intentionality to stay connected during that time with a 7-hour time difference showed them they might have what it takes to go the long haul. After he got back, he drove to Oklahoma City and pulled up to her house playing their song through the loudspeakers in his truck and asked her to be his girlfriend.For the next 10 months, Kayla and Dillan drove to see each other every weekend talking about anything and everything and building their relationship and connection with God as their foundation.Then, in January of 2026, they took a trip to Sweden together to spent time with Dillan's sister and her family.The night after they arrived in Sweden, they went with Dillan's sister and her boyfriend to a cute, Swedish town called Rattvik. They explored the town and then walked out onto a pier over a frozen lake while it was snowing. As his sister and her boyfriend took a photo of them on pier underneath the lights and the snow, Dillan got on one knee, expressed his love to Kayla, and asked her to marry him!She said yes!Since then, Dillan found and started a new job in Oklahoma City (within 2 weeks!), they renovated and sold Dillan's house in McAlester (it sold in 2 days!), and they found and bought a house together in Oklahoma City (after looking for only 2 weeks!)! They are beyond excited to get married and start their lives together!Kayla and Dillan can't believe everything God has done in their lives over the past 2 years. They can't believe where they were 2 years ago compared to today! Their love story is such a testimony of God's redemption!If you are going through or have gone through a divorce or broken relationship, they hope their story will encourage you to put your trust and faith in God! He will redeem this area of your life and your story ten-fold!

Kayla & Dillan

Kayla & Dillan

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