“I met this great girl online...” by Rev. Alan Kornacki, Jr.
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‘m nearly 30 years old and engaged. Finally. After I had spent over a decade yearning, longing, and storming the gates of heaven, the Lord has introduced to me the woman with whom I am meant to share the rest of my life. Her name is Faith. She’s a lovely woman and everything I ever wanted in a spouse—intelligent, witty, adorable, beautiful. Most people only have to introduce their spouse to their family and a handful of friends and co-workers. As a pastor, I also have to introduce my fiancée to the 1,200 members of my congregation. Inevitably, one of the first questions they ask is,“How did you meet?” We met through the Internet. We both keep online journals, and we stumbled upon each other as we were exploring interests which we happen to have in common. We began exchanging e-mails and chatting through Instant Messaging programs, and then we continued on the phone. Finally, we decided we would meet in person—which was an adventure since she lives in Louisiana and I live in Ohio. I met her at the airport, and she was more beautiful in person than she’d been in any picture. As we talked, we couldn’t help but recognize the connection growing between us. I asked her out; she said yes. It wasn’t long before I was asking the Lord if Faith was really the woman He’d set apart for me. Once I knew she was, I wasted no time in asking her to marry me.
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