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| Brenda Riebesell and Scott James July 7, 2007 | |||||
Brenda says: Destiny brought Scott and I together when we least expected it. He is the brother of my good friend Amy. I briefly met him back in 1997 when Amy and I lived together. Then in 1998 I moved to Colorado and also lived in San Diego several years. I didn't think I would ever live in Iowa again. Years later in October of 2006, I came to Sioux City to be in Amy's wedding and this is where Scott swept me off my feet! We were both single and attended the wedding without dates amazingly enough. After the wedding, we got a chance to hang out and stayed up the whole night talking. We realized we had so much in common and the more I learned about him, the more I was drawn to him. I was excited to see him the next day at the reception. Everything went exactly how I hoped the following night and he surprised me with a kiss! From then on my heart was his and I stayed an extra day to spend more time with him. As I sadly drove back to Colorado, I somehow knew in my heart this was the man I would marry.. he was the one I'd been waiting for and I was so overjoyed at what God had just done! The rest is history... we fell deeply in love and 2 months later I moved back to Sioux City in December. He proposed to me on Christmas Eve and i've never been happier! I must say that Scott is the most amazing man i've ever met and I love him with every ounce of my soul. Scott says: Oddly enough, two things stick out to me from that day. First I was struggling with the prospect of bringing a date to my sister's wedding and eventually chose not to. Secondly when I arrived at the wedding I could not pick Brenda out amongst the bridesmaids, though I had met her ten years earlier. One of them was my sister and I still couldn't figure out which one she was. Luckily the groom's mother reminded me before I made a fool of myself. During the ceremony and the reception that night, I had little time to talk with Brenda. However, at the end of the night a few of us decided to head out and I remember wanting her to join us, which she did. Later that night after a failed attempt to make it out, Brenda and I ended up at a friends house. Eventually we were able to talk about our faith and what had led us to believe. My story, not being one I discuss with many people, seemed to flow without hesitation, and on every word Brenda seemed more and more interested. This conversation turned into an all-nighter. In the morning all I kept thinking was how wonderful that conversation had been, and I knew that it was because of Brenda. When I made it to the second reception Saturday night, I remember that all I really wanted to do was see her, and apoligetically to my sister, she came in with the bridal party and all I saw was how beautiful Brenda was. I don't even remember seeing Jake and Amy. As the night progressed we could not be seperated for very long, with a dance here and there. Still the sparks didn't fly until we were up in the honeymoon suite with the wedding party and for no particular reason at all, I got up and walked over to Brenda and gave her a simple kiss. I don't remember pondering over whether I should or not. It just seemed like the right thing to do. I knew then that something was brewing, I just wasn't sure until later on when the thought crossed my mind about how she would be going back to Colorado Springs in the morning. That is when I did something I have never done before and something I will never forget. I turned over to God the future of Brenda and I...I can't really explain why I did or what made me even think of doing so, but I just paused and put it in His hands. The calming feeling that gave me is unlike anything I have ever felt. From that day I have never worried about my future with her. As you can clearly see, God has brought me together with someone to whom I truly belong with, and I can hardly wait to form this union in front of Him and all of you! |
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