Thursday, 17 July 2008

• How did you meet your spouse or significant other?

  Dateline: Summer of 2005. Poteau, Oklahoma. Carl Albert State College. Psychology 101.

  I sat in the third row second seat. She sat in the 1st row third seat. It was love at first sight.

  She had always caught my eye, but I had promised my intentions to God to stop looking for a girl friend and trust that when his timing was right he would bring my one and only into my life. I too, had caught her eye. Apparently on the first day of school she went home and told her mom about the cute blonde witht the red side burns that sat near her. We didn't speak for a fair amount of time, one because of my previously stated reason, and second, because of my purity ring she thought I was married. 

  The first time we ever talked was after class talking about the various sleeping pills we took to get to sleep after a conversation in class about addictive substances. Who knew that such a weird conversation would be the door opener. Afterward we spoke sparingly, but nothing at all about dating or the such.

  During this time I had been thinking a lot about how it seemed as though I was so much bolder, in regards to my faith, during high school. I yearned for that boldness and decided after BSU (the baptist student union, wednesday night service) that I was going to do whatever it took to be bold for Christ. Whether that was vocally or silently. Thus, immediately after service I went to Wal-Mart and bought silver markers to put scriptures, quotes, and such on my backpack. I also made the decision to start reading my Bible before each class started.

  During this time Jordan continued to catch my eye more and more. I so wanted to stop her and ask her for her number, but just knew so little about her. What if she didn't want a commitmentish relationship? What if she's not a Christian? Oy... Thus, I just continued to trust that if anything was so supposed to happen between me and her God would lead it and not me.

  A few weeks later, on a Monday afternoon, before Psych class I opened my Bible and flipped over to Matthew. Jordan walked in and immediately saw me reading my Bible. Her first words were, "You're reading your Bible. What book are you reading?" I replied, "Matthew." She said, "My favorite book is Psalms." We made some small talk afterwards that I can't remember to save my life. But I left class that day thinking I was a little closer to the answer I wanted.

  I prayed for about two weeks about approaching Jordan, but still felt no direction. On a Wednesday night in late October, while living with my Pastor and his family, I was asked to pick up a gallon of milk on my way home from the bsu. The first thing that floated through my mind was I finally now had my opportunity to talk to Jordan. She worked, and still does, at a local grocery store and I knew that after 10:30 when BSU would be over I would have my chance to talk to her alone. Thus, after service I headed straight there, said hi to her as I walked in, grabbed my milk and headed to the front. After fumbling over my words for a while I finally got up the nerve to ask for her number. Jordan told me at the time she was so nervous and the only number she could think of was her home phone. I took her number, my new gallon of milk, and ran to my car like a gitty little girl.

  After 2 weeks of talking we finally made a date to go out to Fort Smith for a dinner and a movie. We ate at Garfield's and saw Jarhead, not a date movie. On the way home I asked her point blank, "Well Jordan are we an item?" She smiled at me, holding my hand, and said, "I guess so."

  That day was November 4th, 2005, we have been with each other ever since =), and that is how I met my future spouse.

  
  
     

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