Katie and Mo: Our Story

So I guess for those that don't know mine and Mo's entire background, I will fill you in!

This just goes to show that the Lord is in control of all:

Mo is from a small rural town in Kentucky. He grew up on a farm with his 4 other brothers and sisters - they were wild and crazy kids and pretty much did anything their little hearts desired on their huge family farm.

I grew up in Indiana in a small rural town - I drifted back and forth from town to town around that general area, but yes I was born and raised a Hoosier! Holla y'all! My parents divorced when I was 5 and I ended up living with my Dad and Stepmom until I was 15.
Mo and I grew up about 2-3 hours of each other generally for our entire lives. So where did we meet?

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands baby!

Wierd, I know, right?

So how did this happen? Well around age 15 I really started missing my mom who lived in St. Croix. So I made this big life decision to move to St. Croix and live with my mom and Stepdad!

I had lived there for about 2 or 3 years when I met Mo! His family moved down to St. Croix from Kentucky and alas, we met and instantly fell in love - I was in my senior year of high school and after some very deep and truthful conversations we realized that we didn't want to end our relationship just because I was moving to Florida to go to college. So he made the decision to move with me and be by my side from then on!

We lived in Florida for a year and then moved here to Louisiana to attend LSU. My parents recommended it as that is where my stepdad went to school and he was from this area, so we thought, hey why not!

As I look back on this time I am amazed at how much Mo and I have both changed and grown in the Lord over the past few years. While we never faultered in our love and commitment to one another, I was a different person back then, but I know that my sins have been washed away and I am completely forgiven for any mistakes I made and it is so refreshing to be able to know that!

Soooooo! On May 13, 2005 Mo asked me to be his wife in front of a table of our family and friends after dinner!