Sponsor Couple

When JM and I met I wasn’t living near my parents.  But he and I began a life together in the town I did live in.  We ate at certain restaurants, feel in love with certain parks, went to certain churches, etc. So when Chuy proposed we decided to get married in the church we loved attending together.  Little did we know this would come across as a faux paux.  We’ve been questioned every step of the way on why we chose that church for our marriage.  We never questioned ourselves as to why we love this church, we know we love it and that we should be married here.  After this weekend we feel in love with something else about this church. 

After mass we drove to our next appointment in our crazy busy weekend.  It was in the town of Mansfield, south of Arlington.  As we pull up to this gorgeous home with a BMW in the drive way we are dumb spelled.  Chuy gaffs and says “These people are nothing like us, why are we here?” I answer him “God put us in each other’s lives, maybe if we don’t need them, they need us”.

We’ve just arrived at our sponsor couple’s house.  This couple was assigned to us by the church according to a personality test Chuy and I took when speaking with a priest about our intent to marry.  Supposedly this couple is assigned to us because they have a similar background or lifestyle as us.  If we were to compare houses right now, this would not seem to be the case.  But as soon as we met this couple we realized we were a perfect match. 

First of all they flew in the front door with a bang!  Kids running all over the place, clothes being thrown into the wash, phone ringing, etc.  It was a sight!  But everything was working like clockwork and the house was immaculately clean.  When it came time to sit down and speak with us the kids were in their rooms watching a movie, we were offered beverages and all was still.  Talk about inspiring!

Turns out they had a long distance relationship in the beginning like Chuy and me.  They also had no money in the beginning (as most couples don’t) but she works from home and travels for business every now and then.  I know Chuy would love if I could work from home, so he was happy to hear that from her.

They also come from big families and they both live away from their families.  So traveling to see the grandparents is a big ordeal.  They shared with us the drama of who gets which holiday, who comes to visit and who doesn't, etc. 

We only met for two hours this weekend.  We'll be meeting them again at the end of the month.  Harvest season is coming up, so JM won't be able to get away from town as often as he can now.  I thought we were going to be matched with an older couple who "has this marriage thing all figured out" but this couple is only 40 years old and they dont have it all figured out.  But they did figure out how to stay married for 16 years.  JM and I are just working on getting to the alter so we feel very blessed to have this couple in our lives!

Living life to the Fullest being blessed by God every step of the way.

-Rachel