![]() One night, I was really convicted by the Lord. I was ready to give up on the positive changes I was making in my life to revert back to my old habits – the easy way, calling girls I had used as a distraction even though I knew they were wrong for me. “When she called and told me her feelings hadn’t developed to be more than friends, I was instantly destroyed. Upon first hearing Kelly’s decision to remain strictly friends, John was devastated. As we got to know each other, I was dating other people,” Kelly explained. ![]() “We put a stop on dating because I was feeling more of a friend vibe, so we spent a lot of time together as friends. John’s affection for Kelly deepened while Kelly envisioned strictly friendship. John and Kelly’s first date was to the zoo on a sweltering summer day in 2010. ![]() Everything seemed to click and we were having the greatest time getting to know each other.” We would go back and forth with novel-length emails covering everything from our baseball allegiances to family life. “I don’t think I have ever enjoyed writing more than I did on those first emails. His first message to her was “Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches” – a title that captures John’s wit and borderline nerdy sense of humor. Something drew John to Kelly from their first emails. January 21st, 2012 marked the beginning of Kelly and John’s journey as husband and wife, but their story started long before this sparkling, winter day. “Knowing that I get to spend the rest of my life with you makes the last twenty four years of frustration, confusion and loneliness all worth it,” John declared, as he toasted his beautiful new bride. ![]()
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