The Story of Us

When God is ready to move, He moves.  Nothing can stop Him or get in the way from carrying out His plan.  That is how the story of us happened.  The story of us happened in an instance-in the blink of an eye.  I look back now and am just amazed at how we were brought together.


The story of us is one I will never forget.  You see, how we met was a total God thing.  I had been divorced right at three years at that point, and was just living my life.  Adam had just retired from the NAVY after sacrificing for our country a year prior.  That particular week, I noticed the same thing happening to me multiple times a day.  On that Sunday morning, it dawned on me that maybe I was supposed to look into this a little further.  Well, that thing was a link to join Christian Mingle.  I don't even remembering hesitating-not even for a moment.  I just started answering questions to complete my profile.  I felt that nudge, you know the one that is so deep in your spirit.  I just knew that I was supposed to sign up.    

A lot of things led up to me joining, the only thing I can say is that I knew it was a God thing.  In my heart, I knew that I was being obedient to what I felt my spirit was telling me to do.  I told myself that I would just do it for a month; not a moment longer.  In the first couple of weeks, I can remember feeling so overwhelmed by it all.  The people contacting me were nothing like what I was wanting in someone.  At this point, I couldn't wait for this experience to be over.  But then, after three weeks, there he was.  I will never forget that morning.  I was getting ready to walk out the door for church and I got an email of "potential matches".  The first match listed was Adam.  The moment I saw his picture, I knew.  I knew in that moment that there was something special about him.  I just knew that by the end of the day he would reach out to me.

And that night, he did.  And that was the moment that changed our lives forever.  From there it was a whirlwind of moments.  We started emailing each other multiple times a day.  I can remember looking forward to each and every letter from him.  I know that I fell in love with him during the time we were writing back and forth.  I hadn't even met him in person at that point, but I knew deep down in my soul that he was the one for me.

A couple of weeks had gone by and we decided it was finally time to meet and go out on our first date.  I decided to take that leap of faith.  I will never forget the moment we first saw each other in person.  I will never forget his smile; when I walked into the room he lit up.  It was as if God was shining His light on him so I would know without a shadow of a doubt that he was the one He ordained for me.  We closed the restaurant down that night.  We were completely lost in conversation.  We didn't want the night to end.

After that night, is when the story of us happened in an instance.  We both felt the connection through our letters.  And even more so, when we met, there was this unmistakable connection.  We both knew that we were meant for each other.  I didn't really know how to take it all in.  I mean, you hear stories like this of how people meet and fall in love in an instance.  I just never imagined that it would happen that way for me.  You see, we met and were married in four months.  And today, we are celebrating our second wedding anniversary!  It really is amazing to look back at how each moment played out.  To be able to see how God orchestrated our meeting and falling in love. 

I used to be hesitant when people would ask how Adam and I met.  I felt as if people would look at us differently because we met online and married so fast.  But today, it's a different story.  I think it is amazing that God had His hand in our marriage.  I think it is amazing that when we look back at it all, the time leading up to before we met and the time during, we can see what God was doing in both of our lives to prepare us for each other.  

 I guess what I want taken away from the story of us is, that no matter what situation you are in, no matter how much you are praying for something but aren't quite getting an answer.  Or aren't sure if God is really there listening-don't give up.  Keep praying.  He is there and He is listening to you.  I prayed for three years for Adam before God moved.  There were times I had complete faith that God would provide, but also those times of extreme doubt that He wouldn't or that I didn't deserve someone special to be in my life.  The reality is that God may not move fast or in the time frame you would want, but I promise you this, when He is ready to move, He moves.  There is no mistaking that.  It's in an instance.  In the blink of an eye.  You will see it.  You will feel it.  You will know it.  You will sit back in awe and utter amazement when you realize that God is moving mountains in your life.  

Jeremiah 29:11-13

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.