Once Upon a Time...

Once upon a time there lived a very small girl.

She loved to play, ride her bike, and pretend to be a teacher since the age of 5.

That girl grew up loving the Lord. Not many of her friends did, though...and that was really hard for her.

Although she had a few crushes here and there, she wouldn't date any boy who didn't already pursue Christ.

This left her spending loads of time plugged into churches, ministries, and school. 

One day God opened up a potential door for her in Texas, which was the last place on Earth she could ever want to possibly live.

When she moved to Texas, that door closed. She was left with no friends or family anywhere nearby.

Another door opened at Bible School down the road from where she lived. 

She would obviously hate it and rebel against normalcy of this podunk Texas school. Not because she didn't love the Lord, but because their rules were stupid.

Then, this girl met a really cool group of friends. 

One friend in particular really sparked her interest and they began hanging out everyday, whether the rest of the group was with them or not.

After months of genuinely enjoying each other's friendship, the girl and her best guy friend began dating with the intent to marry. 

They loved each other very much, and even though the school's rules were stupid, they both realized they were rules set in place for very specific reasons. So they respected and submitted to what the school asked of them.

Praise God for "stupid rules". 

On their one year anniversary, her very best friend proposed to her in a profoundly special and romantic way.

She said yes, and 7 months later wedded him. It was God's grace that kept them pure until they said "I do."

Soon, they'd both be finishing college, and were praying about God's calling on their life. 

When the pair felt strongly to reach the 99% non-believing nation of Japan, they asked for God's wisdom and provision.

Boy, did He answer! Within 8 months of her college graduation  and 1 month after his, they were given an incredible opportunity to move to Sendai, Japan.

They worked in a place that was far more beautiful then they could have ever imagined. They got to work together and love on the children and people of Japan.

They worked hard and knew that all good things came from the Lord.

They were incredibly grateful for opportunity they'd been given wanted to spend the rest of their days pursuing Christ's calling on their life.

For now, you can still catch them holding hands, sneaking besitos, and asking for a table for futari in their new homeland of Sendai.