Harrison and I met in a place where most people our age would not have met: church. Silly me, church was the last place I was looking to find the love of my life, but I knew from the moment Harrison walked in that I was going to marry him. The pastor's wife had asked me if "that football coach from White Oak" came to our young adult's bible study the night before, but I had no idea who she was talking about. I asked her for more information, but she did not know much except her husband, the pastor, had met him at the bus barn and invited him to go to church. 

That next Sunday, I knew just about everyone who was sitting in the church (it is not a very large church). All of a sudden, someone new walked up, and sat a row or two behind me. I knew immediately that he was the coach she had told me about. I had been interested in someone else, but as soon as I met Harrison I thought to myself, "I cannot be talking to this other guy because I am going to marry Harrison." 

A few weeks later, we went on our first date. I initiated our "facebook messenger" conversation by asking about his sister whom he had shared at bible study just found out she was pregnant (btw...she just gave birth to my first nephew!!!). A day or so after our first date, Harrison and I had a heart to heart conversation. Harrison had shared that he had been praying for me, and God had revealed to him some of the ways he could pray for me. When Harrison shared his prayers with me, I immediately started crying because it was things I had been struggling with and carrying around for years. He, then, asked if he could pray with me. I knew that he was the man God wanted me to be with because I knew that he loved me the same way God did. 

We got engaged quickly, but we both knew that this is where God had called us to be, and we had prayed hard on what God's plan for our life was together. I am so blessed to be able to marry Harrsion Mark Gillaspy, and I am so grateful for each and every person who is coming out to spend our special day with us.

It was June of 2018 and I was sitting at the kitchen table thinking about the idea of being a coach. I was currently signed to continue my job for the upcoming school year as an elementry PE teacher in Fort Worth, however, my passion for football was calling me out of elementry PE. I decided to log on to my account with Texas High School Coaches association and see what jobs were out there. I came accross four openings in a funny city named Conroe. I had never heard of it, googled its location and realized it was the Houston area. I thought eh it's just an application so why not. I decided to apply. I had no idea what district the school was in, so I googled Conroe schools. The first thing that popped up was New Caney ISD. I figured that must be the school district these Conroe schools that had the openings belonged to. I applied and then went on my day, not thinking much of it. I had no idea New Caney was its own city and district, much different from Conroe. After all, I had only been to the Houston area one time in my life.

I was at my summer job two days later, on my lunch break. I receive a phone call with a Conroe area code. Low and behold, it's the head coach from a school in New Caney, Texas. We set up an interview for the next day at 10 AM. I immediatly leave my summer job, reserve a hotel and head to New Caney. As I'm driving I think, "How crazy am I??" then I hear the gentle but strong voice of God whisper to my heart "Have I ever led you astray?" I then had a peace and the confidence to accept the job on the spot and began prepping for a move that would rock my entire world.

My first goal after moving was to find a good church. (In the back of my mind I was hoping to find a good girl in a good church) I attended a few but none ever felt like home. I eventually saw a bumper sticker while driving that said Embrace Fellowship. I googled it and liked what I read so I put it on my mental list of churches to try. I had practically forgotten about it and had been focused on my job. I happened to run into the pastor at Embrace while training to get my CDL and he invited me to church. I remebered the bumber sticker I saw and enjoyed talking with the pastor so I started attending.

The first few weeks of church were great. I decided this was it for me. I was a little disappointed because I didn't seem to find the good girl that I was hoping would come with the good church but I was happy to be in a healthy church. 

Then one Sunday I come in and sit in my usual spot. I look to my right accross the aisle and my mind immediatly went blank. I remeber thinking "okay this girl was not here the first few weeks!" She was perfect. Her hair, her face, everything. Just simply beautiful. I mustered up the strength to go shake her hand during greeting time. As I approached her smile blew me away. I shook her hand and all I remeber is her smiling and saying "hi I'm Abagayle!" I knew from that moment on that I was going to marry her. Long story short God spoke to me multiple times that she was the one for me and now I look forward to spending forever with her!