Valentine's Day Special: 'Cherish The Love'

Yes folks, the love month is officially here... Hip hip hooray!!Now time to have some fun...
As a special countdown to the day we celebrate romantic love I am inviting all you love birds and love hopefuls to hit up my blog and big up the love of your life! How? By sharing your stories, right here, about the moment you knew he/she was 'the one'. Where? In the comments section of this post. The story voted as most 'awwwww' inspiring will be featured for the entire Valentine's day right here on Enkounters ! So what are you waiting for? Let the lovin begin...xoxo

Here's the special love story of my very special friends - The Devlins!

Tara and I had met a few times but it was only when we were both leaders at a national youth conference in Scotland that I had the moment where I thought "this girl has something about her". Tara was the speaker at one of the main meetings and it was the things she said that really made an impression on me. It was clear that she was a woman of God and really wanted to honour God with her life. Thankfully she's now my wife and she's such a blessing. Recently we've had some challenging situations to deal with and she's been a fantastic support. I want to big her up for these reasons and many more.

How did you meet your significant other?

~Live Life, Love God, One Encounter at a Time~

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