When Adrian and I (Sonora) first met 4.5 years ago we very quickly became attracted to each other, but God knew that it wasnt our timing and we never pursued it. We hung out every now and then and did random sweet things for each other throughout that time such as bringing him a red bull to work or him bringing me food for my lunch break. These things never amounted to much in our head until more and more of our puzzle started presenting itself. As many of you know we already have a sweet baby boy, Niko, and so in the midst of our flirts there was a night temptation took over yet God still knew it wasnt our time. Adrian found out he was going to be a dad and we continued to communicate as friends. When I went to Hawaii I was on a mission to discover God in ways I never have before and to overcome my inner battles and work on myself. While doing that I had a mentor who I met with weekly and we talked about Adrian often. She told me to make a list of the qualities that the man I want to be with would have and then to look at that list and make another list of the qualities that man would want in a woman. So I did and my goal was to work on making myself Christ-like while digging into the qualities my future husband would want in a wife. One day I called Adrian to re-establish a stronger form of communication and asked him what he wanted to happen between us. He very maturely stated that he knew I deserved so much and admired how amazing of a mom and women I was, but that he was not in a place mentally where he could give the relationship what it needed. We continued to keep in touch more and more and called weekly to check in. On my way home from Hawaii I stopped in Arizona to visit his sisters and parents to get to know them more and let them get some time with Niko. His family liked me and encouraged Adrian to give it a shot. When I returned we spent a lot of time together and grew our friendship and rekindled our feelings for each other. We had many serious conversations which lead to the realization that we would like to take our relationship further. Once the tough conversations kept getting easier and easier and I got a chance to see the father-son relationship form and I began to talk to God and my parents very often about if Adrian has the qualities of the man Id want to marry. Adrian proposed to me on July 2nd at Exit Glacier and we pursued pre-marriage counseling and spent our free time continuing to grow with each other and prep our wedding/reception venue the barn as we prepared for a marriage that was dated to be October 8th 2023. Almost exactly one month before said wedding Adrian was in a head on collision with a very large moose in a rather small car which began the next huge chapter of our story. He was in a medically induced coma for 1 week and that was a long week of unknown. When he was weened out of the coma he began his uphill climb back to his new reality and how this accident would effect the rest of his life. We are so incredibly blessed with how his recovery has gone despite the hardships and God has without a single doubt been with us through this entire process. It has not been an easy road but we’ve learned to find joy and thankfulness even in the lowest valleys. Being put through something so huge in a relationship still fairly new taught us how to work together as a team with God at the top of our pyramid to face the next second, day, month, and year. This came with trial and error and still does but we are so blessed to still be by each others side stronger in foundation and continuing to walk the earth alive and well. We are now circling back 1 year later to gather our family and friends to watch us stand before the altar and make an oath under God to commit the rest of our lives together. We hope to see you guys there! I shall say about everything: give God the Glory. Romans 8:28 “ALL things work together for good to those who love God”