And they were affianced...

Cranky and a bit upset, I followed him to the other room when told we ‘needed’ to talk.

It was a Sunday and my hormones decided to play up again. He stood up and walked outside, and was back only when the church service was about to start. Silently I wondered where he has been all this while when he knew we have but limited time to spend. Five days almost didn’t look so promising! But God must have thought about this long before time.

As we sat there at the table with my parents, I saw that firm look in my Dad’s eyes. He was clearing his throat the first time he said he has nothing but praise that I have a godly man who looks after me today. A few more empty dialogue balloon popped out on each side of my head. I wasn’t sure what he was talking about. Over a year ago when I first introduced him as my then-boyfriend to them, we heard the same words of affirmation so that night I wondered why a repeat? Negative thoughts invaded me right when I was supposed to be happy. He held me gently as we walked to that room to talk about something very important. Still, I was numb and clueless. I just turned 34 a day ago and my brain decided to just stop conceptualizing.

Inside I was in tears that never welled too much. I was good at holding them back as I keenly listened to him. It was when the time stopped, everything was a blur, and all my senses had a quick timeout. The world happened to me when the man I so love uttered the most profound words to a woman’s heart – Will You Marry Me? It wasn’t as fancy romantic as some would define it, no getting down on one knee, no fireworks, no music playing at the background. It was just a sincere heart offering me his life to keep and his last name to have.

We both had been praying about marriage and was ready to agree to that. In some ways that question was a more significant turning point for me than anything in this world. It was from that point on that I knew we will be getting married, although we just don’t know what the timeframe might be. And for the first time in my life, I cannot describe that sheer happiness in a sentence. All in one moment, it fell on me like an overwhelmingly good, blessed, amazing waterfall of pure love.

I came out of that room blushing, shaking, and discreetly jumping in excitement. That ‘need’ to talk was the start of building our dreams together for all the days to come. I said YES, by the way, with all the funny hormones gone and some tiny hearts glowing in my eyes!

Posted in: answered prayer,engagement