Over a year ago God told me that Katie Britton was the one for me.  I had been asking Him for quite a while about what He was going to do about our relationship status.  And then one day he told me, and that was the way it was.  At the time she was living in Tennessee attending a university while I was living and working here at UTRI.  I hardly knew her, but when God says something, that’s the way it’s going to be.  I knew He had His work cut out for him to bring us together, but I trusted Him.  She was coming down to work for the summer.  As her arrival drew near, I realized that I was beginning to anticipate it quite a bit.  I had begun to develop feelings for her, and I found out later that she had the same for me.  This is something that is important for the formation of a relationship, so I praised God for it.  During the summer she felt God calling her to missions with UTRI.  When she told me what God was doing, I was not surprised.  Over the course of the next nine months until now our love for one another has grown greatly, and on May 9, 2009 I asked her to marry me.  She accepted my proposal. 

Getting married is a big deal.  I felt the weight and significance of each step that I took in this direction.  From asking her father for her hand, to buying a ring, to my proposal, I was fully aware that these steps would affect every aspect of my life for the rest of my life.  This is a scary thought.   But despite my nerves and the monumental weight my decisions carried, I was able to act in complete assurance, knowing that God was backing my every move.  Now I know that lots of people get married and it probably takes a lot of guts on all of their parts, but this is my story!  Something I like to say a lot because it is what I’m learning is this “Sometimes in life you’ve just got to do it.  You don’t need to think about it, you just gotta find what’s right and do it.”  Katie and I will be married on August 1st.  I thank God for authoring, orchestrating, and guiding me in this entire process, and I look forward to where He is taking me and my bride-to-be.