Our Story

Cobi ~

4th of July 2010, God sent me a miracle. We were at lunch with a group of friends from church. We sat at the same table but never met. It was when he was leaving, I glanced behind me and saw a smile that captured my heart in half a second. I was sad we never got introduced. But I was moving to Texas in 6 days. Two days later I went to family dinner night to say my good-byes, and in walks Joseph. A second chance to meet that smile. After he was very impressed by my handshake, he ate all my food that I couldn't finish right off my plate! We were strangers, but we started talking... and never stopped. Two days later he kissed me, and three days after that I left for Texas. Two years of waiting for God's BEST for my life, and now I had to drive away from him for a year in San Antonio. I knew asking him to wait for me was too much. BUT HE DID. We dated long-distance for 6 months. And then God brought me back to California. In July, Joseph proposed at the beautiful Kindred Community Church, and we were married there on October 8, 2011! How exciting it is to be right in the middle of the Lord's will, as Newlyweds. We are about the embark on the adventure of our life together in Dallas, Texas. God is up to something incredible, and we are more blessed than ever!

Joseph ~

4th of July 2010 as I rolled to church at the Beacon, I noticed her right away. As I was taking the coffee for church out of my Tonka truck she caught my eye. I remembered her helping out and of course I remembered what she wore too. I was invited to lunch with friends and they mention that Cobi was coming. I thought to myself, “who is HE?” Hehe =) That’s when I found out SHE was leaving for Texas to go serve for a year. I thought it was cool, but never registered to me in my head of talking to her that day. Family dinner night rolls around on Tuesday, and I showed up to hang out and do one of the things I do well: EAT! Just kidding. Her face was the first I’d seen when I entered the house. She said HI and I was totally impressed with her extremely firm handshake. While eating, she sat near me and we started chatting. Go figure I start talking about this CrossFit stuff I do and she seemed very interested. I could tell she was fit and she did workout, but most girls aren’t into crazy stuff like that. I discerned her legitimate interest. She didn’t finish all her dinner, so I helped her out =) After the topic of working out faded I turned onto the topic of music. I introduced her to Christian Hip-hop. That night we sat in my truck listening to it for a couple hours. Time sure flew by fast! I got the nerve to ask her for her number even though she was leaving for Texas soon. I wanted to get to know this girl God had put in my path. There was something different about her. I had to know more… So I called her that night to make sure she got home safe. I kept her on the phone until 3:30ish in the morning. I managed to see her everyday around her busy schedule of saying her goodbyes and getting ready to move. Before she left, I presented her with a present. I got her a web cam so we could Skype while she was away. That evening as we talked, God opened my eyes to something so much more. I got a glimpse of what HE saw in her. I can’t put it into words but it literally brought tears to my eyes. Talk about being vulnerable here. I eventually got up the muster and I kissed her… The rest was history. She left to Texas after we had breakfast. I knew she hoped I would wait for her. I thought: you’re talking to a guy with absolutely no patience, but wait I would. I had to get to know this girl that brought tears to my eyes. That sight of God in her spirit.

I tell you this because I’m a man that never wanted to wait on God’s best for my life. My mom always taught me to pray for a true woman of God, but I always became impatient with God’s timing. Needless to say, I’ve made so many wrong choices by dating women that were beautiful on the outside but never wanted anything to do with God. I put myself through so much heartache and tears because of my impatience. When I first met her, I didn’t think that Cobi was the one for me. And I told God that. Well, obviously, He had different plans. God gave me exactly what I needed. The things we try so hard to attain and keep outside of His will, we often always lose. Every decision I’ve made outside His will has resulted in complete error or loss. But despite it all, God is CRAZY GOOD! I say… pray and wait for God’s best for your life. Pray for that future wife or husband and wait on God to make the move. He brought me a woman that I can’t even explain in a hour of descriptive words to you that is just as insanely crazy as I am. A very wise man once told me that if you wait for God’s best, you’re just going to wake up laughing. And People, it has happened to me on numerous occasions. We’re not even married yet, and I can’t stop cracking-up. Take it from me, God has the ability to give you something better than you can ever ask or dream. I catch myself watching her do things like pull-ups, for say, and just smile. I say thank you Lord for giving me someone that I couldn’t have chosen for myself.
My prayer is this: that you would dare to pray for God’s BEST for your life. Pray, trust, and wait. If you feel you’ve found the right person (like I did many times in the past) double, triple check with God immediately. As you learn to seek Him FIRST, He will guide you into all His desires for your life. I’ve learned that when you put your relationship with your KING above all, He will begin to show you things unimaginable.