I had met Mayfield, as he was known to us, at church on my first visit to GFBC. I thought he was a nice guy, but didn't think much about it. My friend Karen and I rode to lunch with him and I looked up at his visor and saw a picture of a girl that I had met a few years before - it turned out to be his sister, Elizabeth. I did not go back to GFBC for another few months. Once I began attending the church we became friends - we ran in the same circles. As I got to know him better, I discovered we shared a lot of things in common - music, Alabama football, loved our families and most importantly - loved Jesus. Over the next year - we became better friends, hung out more and more and I began to have feelings for him. I tried to deny it and hope that it would go away but it did not. I went to Africa with work and really prayed that the Lord would change my heart about him - He did not.
When I got back from Africa, I started to see a change in his behavior towards me. We were talking more and could it be that he was flirting with me?? After all, there was a 5.5 year age difference (yes I am a cougar), why would he want to go out with me? He could have any girl he wanted - I was not good enough for him. He began to tell me to be careful and ask me over to his apt when it was just us and not with a group of friends. We were watching movies together...was something happening is all I could think about.
Then, October 27, 2010 hit - he had asked me 2 days before to come to his apt after church - he would cook me dinner. After church we went to his apt, he cooked chicken casserole and we watched a movie. Nothing happened...so we watched another movie - The Burbs (such a romantic classic :)!!) And we began sitting closer to each other and I saw the arm began to move to the back of the couch. Then it happened - his arm was on my shoulder. I was dying inside, freaking out! This was actually happening!! We watched part of another movie (please know it was so late at this point, on a work day and he never stayed up this late), held hands and then it was time for me to go home.
At this point - I wanted to talk - I was not ready to go home - I mean - what had just happened here? He said he'd call me and we would talk on my way home. So, we did. We decided to pray about it - see where the Lord would lead us - no labels. We had both stated we were not dating just to date. For 2 weeks we prayed and I still had feelings and so did he. So, we decided to go for it.
2 years later - we have been married 77 days. I love him more today than I did the day before. He is so much more than I had ever dreamed of in a husband. He is the one the Lord had for me, the one I waited for. I am so thankful for to HIM for him!
I love you Michael (aka Mayfield)!
Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think - Ephesians 3:20
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