Finding Her

Have You Seen the One I Love?

If a man and a woman marry in order to be companions on the journey from earth to heaven, then their union will bring great joy to themselves and to others
St. John Chrysostom

Part One | Coincidences

Date: October 27th, 2024 Location: St. Mercurius and St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church | ACTS Gala A series of Fortunate Events So I met this girl.. yeah I know, for some of you long time…

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Part Two | Encounters

If you’re here… that means you’ve already read Part One, if not, go back and read that first. Dates: November 1-3, 2o24 Location: Hilton Costa Mesa | Fall GYP 2024 Anyway, so I messaged her…

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Part Three | Rekindled

If you’re here that means you’ve already read parts one and two, if not, go back and read those first. So what did I post you ask? Well, I simply posted a completed Lego set…

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Part Four | The Tour

Date: November 30th, 2024 Location: Loma Linda, California This was, what some may call the first “date”. I had asked her to show me around Loma Linda for a program that I was thinking of…

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Part Five | Wicked Scenes

Date: December 8th, 2024 Location: Harkins Theater, Redlands, California An aside: You may have figured it out by now but the ending of the part often gives a spoiler or hint as to what is…

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Part Six | A Night full of Color

Date: December 9th, 2024 Location: Purple Easel | Ontario, California This was a night full of color and I’m not just talking about the paintings. So this one gets a bit dramatic (or at least…

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Part Seven | Escaped

Date: December 15th, 2o24 Location: The Escape Game| Irvine, California Having come off the high of paint night with her, I wanted to do something a bit more exciting. One thing that I thought she…

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Part Eight | The Priceless Gift

Date: December 2oth, 2025 Location: Mission Inn, Riverside, California We all have baggage. It’s a matter of fact. No one is perfect. One way I knew early on that she was my person was her…

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Part Ten | A Walk to Remember

Date: January 1st, 2025 Location: Redlands, California As you probably have already guessed, yes, we did another paint night. Before that though, we went a walk together which had some laughs and a mini scare…

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Part Eleven | Birthday Celebrations

Date: January 12th, 2025 Location: Santa Ana, California – Segerstrom Center for the Arts So what are the high-steaks you ask? Well her birthday was on January 13th and I really wanted to do something…

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Part Twelve – Attuned Together

So as you probably have figured out, there is no special breakfast place and we’re not going to the aquarium. I’m writing this the night before although I’ve prepared what I’m going to say from…

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Part Thirteen – Engagements

🎶 Heart beats fastColors and promisesHow to be brave?How can I love when I’m afraid to fall?But watching you stand aloneAll of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow July 19th 2025 | Archangel Michael Coptic…

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