Earlier than Leesa and Leigh met on Christian Connection they shared comparable tales – each had been married earlier than, each had kids and each felt prompted by God to affix simply after they did. Following God’s lead, Leesa joined simply in time to fulfill earlier than Leigh’s subscription ended. That connection led to an surprising declaration of affection in a quick meals restaurant, a marriage surrounded by household and mates and thrilling plans for the long run.
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It was the advice of his pastor that led Leigh to becoming a member of Christian Connection. “He really met his spouse by means of Christian Connection,” says Leigh. “I really put it off for a bit bit, after which it was a prompting from God…” Leesa says, “I used to be simply curious to see, simply to fulfill some new individuals and see who was on the market… we crossed over as a result of when his subscription was about to complete, I got here on earlier by means of God’s prompting, so we actually really feel like God ordained that.”
When Leesa joined she was anticipating “a enjoyable approach to meet individuals”. She embraced the expertise: “You must not take your self too severely. There’s lots of people who aren’t and that’s okay… there are only a lot of gorgeous individuals too, and I met one in every of them.”
Leigh discovered the method of making his profile useful in figuring out who he hoped to fulfill: “It gave me a possibility to mirror on who I really am, and who I needed to be, who I needed to see my profile. I needed to place myself on the market and say, ‘Hey, that is who I’m. And in the event you like me, you want me, in the event you don’t like me, you don’t like me’. A approach to thrust back folks that aren’t all for you, whereas additionally bringing in these people who find themselves all for you.”
They have been each searching for very comparable issues in a connection. “The primary factor that I needed individuals to know was my coronary heart for God,” says Leigh. “I went on searching for somebody who had a coronary heart for God,” says Leesa, “And that’s what I needed to mirror in my profile… that sense of humour in your profile, too, I feel is vital too.” Though the very first thing she observed about Leigh’s profile was that “he favored The Princess Bride. That’s our favorite film.” However she additionally noticed what she’d been hoping for: “I favored his coronary heart for God… once I was searching for somebody, first was a coronary heart for God. Second was a giant smile. And he had that as properly. I simply needed somebody who appeared heat and approachable… that was what I discovered in him.”
Leigh notes, “It’s not till you really meet them in particular person, which you could really get to actually know somebody… my preliminary impression of of Leesa’s profile was that she was she was somebody that cherished God… I used to be actually searching for somebody to begin off actually friendship smart, and to see the place it really got here from there…. And if something, didn’t, then not less than I gained a pal from it.”
They started their connection after Leesa made contact: “I’m not a primary strikes particular person in any respect. I used to be blissful to wave at individuals. I used to be simply waving at tons of people that caught my eye. And he was one in every of them. And we began a dialog.”
“Just a few messages that went forwards and backwards on Christian connection,” says Leigh, “After which we gave one another our e-mail addresses… We bought by means of the sellable a part of ourselves, as an alternative of truly scraping on the floor. After a number of emails, we discovered that issues are literally getting on a deeper stage.”
Their first date befell at a espresso store. “It was actually scorching,” says Leesa, “I bear in mind sitting within the solar, feeling actually scorching, however not wanting to maneuver, as a result of it was actually fascinating.”
“Regardless that I used to be having a great time, and I felt that we have been making a making a great connection, my eyes are going from proper to left in attempting to think about what subsequent to say,” remembers Leigh.
“I believed it was hilarious,” says Leesa, “as a result of his eyes going like this, attempting to suppose ‘what shall I say subsequent?’ I might see the panic. It was hilarious.”
Their relationship developed. “I felt like I at all times knew he was particular,” says Leesa. “I used to be speaking to a couple guys on a Christian connection, however he simply actually stood out to me. We had numerous issues in frequent. I simply felt simple speaking to him. And I additionally bought a way of the truth that God had kind of put us collectively. So I feel that I knew that this was my particular person, if that is smart. However I feel it was one thing that grew as properly.”
Leigh says, “After one in every of our dates, I bought residence and the query that was going by means of my head was ‘Can I see a future along with this with this with this lady?’ And the trustworthy reply was really, sure. That was actually the defining second.”
Issues started to progress. “He really advised me he cherished me in Maccas [McDonalds],” says Leesa. “I used to be I used to be feeling that, however I wasn’t able to say it. So I used to be like, ‘Actually? Are you positive?’ However then I’m like, Yeah, I like you too.”
“I couldn’t assist myself. It simply got here out. I simply blurted it out,” says Leigh.
They bought engaged after Leigh deliberate a shock. “I organised to exit to the Yarra Valley. We had a little bit of a little bit of a pleasant lunch, and possibly a few glasses of wine. After which we simply went out proper subsequent to the vineyards. I bought down on one knee… pulled out an engagement ring and proposed to Leesa. I really was in a position to get her grandmother’s engagement ring. So I used that.”
“In fact I mentioned sure,” says Leesa. “I might inform that God had simply put us collectively. There was no means I used to be saying no.”
A marriage got here subsequent. “On the precise day we had a little bit of a blast,” says Leigh. “I had my previous pastor marry us, in order that was fairly particular.” Leesa remembers “we weren’t actually fussed about our wedding ceremony day being good. It was all enjoyable and video games for us. We bought married exterior beneath a bit pergola after which we had excessive tea. We simply had our shut household and mates there which was good for us. We didn’t desire a massive deal. We needed to spend money on our lives and our marriage, not sooner or later. We had a good time.”
For the reason that wedding ceremony they’ve been adjusting to constructing their life collectively. “We really feel like an previous married couple. We’ve solely been married simply over six months… The children get alongside very well, which is basically pretty. We have now numerous household recreation nights. It’s simply nice. We journey collectively and we do life collectively. We’ve bought a canine and simply bought a cat…In order that’s what our life is now.”
In addition they share an uncommon curiosity. “We discovered once we first began speaking on Christian connection – and this isn’t regular – we each like zombie reveals. So we’ve been watching numerous reveals.”
Leigh displays on what they’ve present in one another: “Her sense of humour. That’s one of many issues that I suppose drew me to her, however her honesty, her positivity, her sense of humour, her love of zombies.”
Long term they hope to share ministry alternatives. “I can simply see him both in a church or in a group and me supporting him with that possibly utilizing my instructor diploma,” says Leesa. “We simply need to go wherever God leads us. And I feel that’s on each of our hearts.”
They each really feel that God has led them collectively on the proper time, and stay up for what’s subsequent. “Each of us really had a little bit of a journey with therapeutic,” says Leigh. “Individually mentioned to God, ‘I feel that I’m really prepared to maneuver on with my life’. These promptings to truly get on Christian connection, they have been undoubtedly in God’s timing… Moulded us, remodeled us into the folks that, that God has really needed us to be. And due to these issues, I actually really feel that we’ve really bought a connection and it’s really drawn us rather a lot, rather a lot nearer collectively and rather a lot deeper as properly.”
Leesa provides, “We at all times say that if we met once we have been youthful, we would not have labored. I feel we needed to undergo the journey that we’ve been by means of to be prepared to fulfill one another. And I feel that by means of Christian connection, God made that occur.”
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