Stacie and I first met online in 2005, while I was a soldier stationed in Korea. Over the years, we remained in touch, always friends, always with an eye toward the possibility of something more.

In 2014, Stacie moved from Michigan to Nashville - she heard a voice from within telling her this was where God wanted her, and that this was where she would meet her future husband. Just two weeks after she moved, with my work at the time occassionally bringing me to Nashville, I reached out and asked her on a date. We met in person, and the first true spark of a relationship was born.

Time went on, with outside circumstances and life doing what they do, and we remained in contact as close friends, with a hint of more to come. In July of 2019, we decided to give the relationship a real try, to see where it might lead. In April 2020, with COVID running wild, Stacie came to Arkansas to quarantine by the lake. By July 18, I could not wait one more day, and asked Stacie to marry me - and she said yes!

Things to Do

Amazeum - Interactive museum for children and families

Walmart Museum

Crystal Bridges Museum of Art