My Love Story

I know this is a day late but I wanted to share anyway...

Kevin and I went to school together beginning in 7th grade when I moved to Richmond, MO.  I do not recall any memories of Kevin before our sophomore year of high school though.  (Even though he did sign my 8th grade yearbook.) It was our sophomore year of high school that Kevin asked me to come sit by him in history class.  Me, being as shy as I am, said no.  Now let's fast forward to the summer before our senior year, 2004,... This summer my brother and Kevin's sister began dating causing Kevin and I to be around each other every once in a while.  I remember both of us discussing our college plans and wondering if it was only coincidence that he was planning on attending Missouri State University in Springfield and I was planning on attending Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar.  Only a 30 minute drive away.  It didn't take long for me to fall for him.  The following summer, 2005, we become an official "item."

Kevin and I when we were dating.

It wasn't long before we began discussing marriage.  We both knew that we wanted to be with each other for a lifetime.  We were freshmen in college though so we didn't have the money to afford a ring or a life together for that matter.  So we began to save our money.  We even filled a cup with any spare change we could scrounge up. 



One night, I remember talking to Kevin on the phone and he told me not to worry but something had been worked out and we would be able to be married sooner than we thought.  December 2005 we were engaged. (Yes, only after 6 months of dating and yes we were only freshman in college.  Looking back, it's crazy to me that we were engaged at such a young age. But I wouldn't change anything!)  It wouldn't have worked out without the gracious hearts of my in-laws.  My mother-in-law took the stone out of her ring to give to Kevin and I so that we could get engaged.  I don't think there is any other gesture that would have welcomed me more into their family.  We planned to be married June 2007.


We had a year and a half engagement... which seemed to last a lifetime... but June 2 finally came around.  The wedding was the best a girl could ask for!  Without the help of all of our family and friends, it would not have been a success.  We have now been married for almost four years and I can't believe how quickly time as flown by! Has it been great? YES!! Has it been easy?  NO!! Without the presence of God in our marriage, things would have been much more difficult.  Life throws curve balls but we have had Jesus and we have had each other.  I am not afraid of the future because this promise is true... "Never will I leave, never will I forsake you." Hebrews 13:5b