After years of dreams, fervent prayers, late night conversations, joys, frustrations, breakthroughs, friendship, work, study, counsel, repentance, more work and more study and lots more prayer… finally it all boiled down to one simple question.
Last Friday, under a canopy of budding trees, I asked my best friend Melody Nicole to marry me. Even before I could finish the stanza in the song I sang her, Melody said, “Yes, yes, yes!” My face is permanently creased in smile of indescribable joy!

Proposal Point
Oh what a precious time we had together praising God and covenanting our lives to each other for marriage. There, on that cold wet moss of “Proposal Point,” Melody and I tied the knot. Now we are searching through the calendar trying to figure out when we can get married and put super-glue on this knot that our Father in Heaven has so graciously allowed us to tie!

True Lover's Knot
“And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
- Ecclesiastes 4:12 (ESV)

8 Comments
April 9, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Hey congrats eh!
April 9, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Congratulations!!! :D Wow, that is an amazingly HUGE smile, Josiah! :D I am so excited for you!! God’s richest blessings on you both!!
April 9, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I `m Magdiel from Dominican Republic…..
Hi, Joshiah and Melody…Congratulatios!!!!!!!!, guao!!!! that`s great, a big and nice news, now I hope that God bless yous live, your love could be like 1 Corinthians 13, to know how is the best love in Jesus and Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 say: ´´Two are better that one……..;10 for is they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.´´(it was the verse of my mom and dad marriage)continue yours live understanding that God is first……. God Bless yours,……=) ;) xDlol
April 10, 2009 at 8:20 am
I love these posts that you have written, Josiah… they are a beautiful tribute to our glorious Savior and the wondrous works He is doing in our lives!
My heart is overflowing…
April 10, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Congratulations! I’m very happy for you both!
April 13, 2009 at 11:31 am
Hey, you two — I can’t tell you how much I am filled with joy to see your smiles, which would betray what transpired had there been no text to describe the photos! As good as the Lord has been to bring you to this spot, he will only keep surprising you with his lovingkindness through marriage. Many blessings.
April 20, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Congratulations on the birth of Magnolia! You and Jacob must be so happy!
May 22, 2009 at 2:07 pm
You bet we are one happy and grateful couple! Thank you.