Remember when I told you she was about to be set up by God Himself? Well, everyone knows, God uses people. Right? And in this case, he used a mother and daughter from neighboring churches. One Halloween night, the two neighboring churches decided to throw a party for the children in town. At the Halloween party or rather, Hallelujah party, her grandma marched over to a very fun-loving young man wearing overalls and a hat adorned with hands that clapped with the pull of a string. This was a children’s party, after all, and this young man was the children’s pastor. I know, I know, this love story is not filled with the usual romantic trappings. Try to hang in there, it gets better, I promise. Anyway, Grandma suggested that he ask this young lady out on a sort of, date. He wasn’t really interested in dating her because he knew she already had a boyfriend. However, he agreed to meet her at a Bible study he attended. She was shy, but she agreed because Grandma thought it was a good idea. When the evening of the Bible study came, she found herself in a room full of people she didn’t know. There was a line of empty chairs, so she sat down in one, assuming he would sit beside her. Instead, he sat on the couch, squeezing between his brother and his brother’s wife. Then, when the study ended and it was time for snacks, he disappeared into another room, leaving her with a bunch of strangers. She eventually said goodbye, with little hope of seeing him again.

To be continued…