If you know me, have you ever wondered how I ended up with someone younger and totally out of my league? Well, I will tell you: God gave me everything my heart desired, and it was not that I was looking for someone younger; however, that is the way it happened. Before I met Crystal I had not been on a date for four years, because I had lost my driver license for four years. I do not think women my age wanted anything to do with me, since I was not really marriage material.

I was a junior in college when I met Crystal, and I had heard about her through my brother and learned that she would be playing Field Hockey for Catawba College where she would be attending college. I had always dreamed of dating a sports-gal because I really admired them for their toughness and team play; not to mention they are intelligent and in good shape. I was not even looking for love at the time I met Crystal, and I never thought in a million years I would have a chance to win her love because she was so out of my league.

Honestly, I think about how Crystal and I met every day because that was the day everything from my past came together, and it was not about age or family at the time, but it was about me and her. I felt God was saying to me, “Chris, I know you have had some difficult years, and yet you demonstrated your love for me, and now, I reward you with the true love that your heart so desires. I love you.” When Crystal smiled at me it changed everything; I went from being a broken-hearted individual with low self-esteem to someone full of love and hope, because I knew once and for all that God loved and forgave me.

It was just surreal, and that is why I think about meeting her all the time because it was a pivotal moment in my adulthood. So, go ahead and judge us for falling in love with a fifteen and a half years age difference if you must; the chances are we will not even notice. I was twice saved: to Crystal, by Crystal.

Take care and God bless!

Chris