Taylor and I grew up over 8 hours away from each other, but we met in college at Cedarville. How cool that God brought us together at Cedarville! I'm so thankful.

Taylor and I were actually both Civil Engineering majors so and although we didn't have many major specific classes till Junior year, we met freshman year. I remember first semester having The Engineering Profession together, and I thought she was really cute. Second semester I remember trying to sit with her and her friends in Physics class. She also worked at Chick-fil-A on campus that first year and I would hope that she would be the one to get my order.

I didn't want to date freshman year and although she caught me eye, I didn't really know Taylor at all. But once we got into more major specific classes--sophomore and particularly Junior year--we spent a lot more time together and I began to get to know Taylor. I admired her diligence and excellence--anyone who knows the Beigles know that they glorify God with their wholehearted effort in whatever they do. But I also saw her compassionate heart towards others and a real desire to follow Jesus. And she was cute! And I detected that she might be interested in me! So I asked her out fall semester Junior year and she said yes! And here we are many months after that and she said yes to marrying me. How crazy is that?

As we've grown closer over our 2 years of being together I've seen more and more the wonderful person God is shaping Taylor to be. She is kind and caring, with a servant heart, and it comes from her thankfulness for all that Jesus has done in her life. She is bright and brilliant and loves to learn. She is thoughtful and seeks to intentionally love people in specific ways. Her loyalty to her family and friends, and her diligence in everything is inspiring to me. That word sums up a lot of what I think of Taylor - she is my inspiration. And one other things I'll say, which is what I told her parent's when I asked for their permission to marry her - Taylor is steady. No matter the situation or circumstance, she is the same. I'm actually the more volatile and moody person between the two of us. Which is part of why I appreciate her so much. I can always count on her.

To wrap up, being engaged over distance has been hard. But there is still so much good. God is using this time to grow our relationship with him and each other. And the distance now will make our wedding that much sweeter.