six years ago

she was eighteen.

he had just turned twenty.

they caught each other's eye

while cleaning toilets
{oh how romantic}
and taking care of kids at camp.

the night before she left camp

to go back home,

he asked her to be his girlfriend.

and so began their three year journey

of long distance dating.

filled with 

phone calls

texts

emails

letters

cards

plane tickets

plane tickets

and more

plane tickets.

they knew that ::  

"God is bigger than the distance between Texas and Georgia. If we are meant to be dating, God will make everything work out." 

"if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose" - philippians 2:1-2