Our love story started at a church youth summer camp in 2002 and the road from high school sweethearts to marriage was an important journey for us. From Mike taking three days to realize Holly had an identical twin, to our first date at McDonald's, protective parents, a breakup in small group, to Holly dating Mike's best friend, and then finding our way back to each other, long-distance dating, and eventually getting married at 20 and 21… there's a lot to this story. More than 20 years later, we've officially spent more of our lives together than apart.

Looking back, we can see how much God used those early years to grow us individually and ultimately redeem and restore our relationship. In this episode, we're sharing our full story: how we met, why we broke up, how we got back together, what it was like getting married young, and what we've learned about Christian dating, relationships, and marriage along the way.

One of the biggest lessons we've learned? It's not just about finding the right person, it's about becoming the right person. Whether you're dating, engaged, newly married, or decades into marriage, we hope our story encourages you to trust God with yours.

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