How We Knew

How do you know you’re in love? That question has been asked for years and years and will probably always be asked. How do you know that the person you’re with is the right one for you?

For us, we each had a defining moment when we knew, that we knew. Funny thing though, we almost never had the opportunity to fall in love. As a matter of fact, neither of us thought we’d have a second date. Fortunately, God had other plans……

 

My first date with Chris was pretty much a disaster. Nothing went right. I spent the whole night talking about Texas (I had just moved back to Virginia) and he only wanted to talk about his truck. I won’t bore you with all the other details that night, lets just say it wasn’t a good first date and neither of us planned on a second date. But, thanks to our good friend Mike, who convinced Chris to go with me (and my nephew) to Chuck E. Cheese’s, we had a second date and fell in love that day.  I am forever grateful for Mike and that mouse named Chuck E. J

Fast-forward a few months later to a Friday night when Chris was picking me up for a date. He drove up to my house as I was running through the yard screaming for my dog that had escaped from our backyard. I had curlers in my hair and make up running down my face along with lots of tears.  Seriously, it was not a pretty picture. That's when Chris had his defining moment.  He had two choices - (1) hop in his truck and never look back, or (2) stay with me forever. He chose to stay with me, tears and curlers and all. Whew!  

For me, it was completely different. We were at our favorite place, Nags Head, walking through a parking lot, when he told me to look away because there was a dead bird on the ground and he didn’t want me to see it. That was my defining moment – silly, but that single incident let me know how deeply he cared for me and it sent my heart over the edge. I’ve been madly in love with him since.  

So, how do you know you’ve found Mr. or Mrs. Right? I believe everyone has that moment when you know. You just know. In the meantime, pray about your future spouse and listen to your heart and wait for your defining moment.

 

Sandy

(Chris has been a little busy with the new schedule so I thought I'd do it this time!)