Intro
Wow! I can’t believe it’s been almost 3 years since my husband Derek and I started getting to know each other. If you know us, you know life has been a wild ride consisting of marriage, moving, and now parenthood. Between The Worst Honeymoon of All Time, my first car accident, and getting stranded in Waco, we had quite an interesting first year of marriage. This post kicks off a 5 part series that details our love story and will lead up to a special post for our one year anniversary on March 21st (and possibly the birth of our daughter, Adalyne Rose – she’s due on the 25th!).
Derek Tyler, I love you will all my heart and I couldn’t resist the opportunity to share how God has worked in each of us and brought us together for our good and His glory. Our journey has been WILD but worth it. Even though it’s been challenging, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I’m excited to see how the Lord will continue to grow us this year.
Thank you for choosing me.
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.”
Ephesians 3:20-21
How We Met
Summer 2013
Our story begins here when Derek began attending The Gathering, the college ministry at our church. We don’t remember the first time we met, but I can recall Derek talking to me about my water bottle at a baseball game we attended with The Gathering. There was also a Friday night where The Gathering met at our friend’s house, and Derek gave his testimony. Although I was encouraged to hear how Christ had saved him, he still wasn’t really on my radar.
September 13, 2013
Derek sent me a friend request on Facebook so I accepted and naturally, stalked his posts and photos to see what he was all about. It turns out he did the same.
December 2013
Derek began serving in the high school ministry at church where I also happened to be serving.
Read Part Two Here
