A Journey to Finding LOVE!

Our Love Story

(A Journey to finding Love... and Oh what a Journey it has been!)

August 6, 2012-- friend request sent on Facebook... my reaction... Who on earth is Jim Cooper and why is he sending me a friend request... Thankfully I listened to my friends and accepted the request. 

January 31. 2013-- first "date" after church... You did an amazing job presenting what is going on with the ministry in Kenya. I don't know if I would be in Kenya this summer if it wasn't for your mom asking me outright when I was going to come to Kenya. If it wasn't for that conversation, I wouldn't have prayed what I did on the way home from the restaurant that night. 

February 1, 2013-- I began the task of preparing to go on an overseas mission trip and started fund raising. I had no idea how God was going to show off during this time in my life. He most certainly did show off. He blessed me incredibly as I was preparing for this trip.

June 30, 2013-- I arrived in Nairobi and was overwhelmed with what I had experienced just in getting to Kenya.The things I would see and experience in the coming days, will change my life forever. I had no idea what was waiting for me when I finally got to Kitale. 

July 5, 2013-- Happy Birthday to me! From coming to the airport(if you can call it that really) to meet the team when we arrived, to a special birthday celebration at the school, an even more special celebration with the kids at the orphanage, and ending with a celebratory dinner and cake at Karibuni, you did more to make my birthday a special day than I know how to say thank you for. 

July 13, 2013-- Our first REAL date together in Kenya. It was such an amazing time together! I was so nervous. I was so elated to be able to tell EVERYONE that we were an official couple. 

The rest of July and beginning of August were a blur of activity with teams coming and going. 

August 13, 2013-- One month together officially... What an amazing journey it has been getting to know more and more about each other. Learning to take care of each other, watching interactions happen and relationships being built on a variety of levels... I love to watch the ways you interact with the children. They absolutely love you, even when you torment them. You can still see the love in their eyes. I love to watch you when you don't notice that I am looking. I love to watch when you are thinking and would desperately love to know what you are thinking about. 

My heart grows with love for you, the children, and the entire nation of Kenya every day. That's just the plain and simple truth of the matter. I am looking forward to adding to this journey as time goes on. Who knows where the journey will take us, but I am looking forward to the discovering the location as the days go by. 

I love you!