Forever Still Lives Here: A Twelve-Year Love Story of Prayer, Playfulness & Choosing Each Other

Sometimes you can't explain what you see in a person. It's not just their smile or how they make you laugh—it's the way they lead you to a place no one else can. That's the kind of love Ervin and I share. From the very beginning, our story wasn't just sweet—it was full of humor, honesty, and a sacred kind of rhythm that God Himself orchestrated.

How It Began

How did we meet?

I said, "In college."
He said, "She saw me and couldn't resist." 

That playful banter was more than charm—it became our lifeline. Through all the hiccups life threw at us, humor kept us afloat. But even more than laughter, we leaned on prayer.

How Are You With Each Other?

She said: I missed you.
He said, 'I missed you, too.'
Then silence...
She said: Thank you.
He asked: For what?
She said: For giving me back my life.
He smiled and said, 'Then, thank you for starting mine.'

Corny? Sure. But their gentleness is what makes their love enduring, magnetic, and real.

How Do You Feel For Each Other?

He said: You save me.
She said, 'Yes, but we save each other.'

That's what love is—being each other's safe place, each other's second wind.

When hardships came?

I said: "Prayer. Always."
He said: "Forever."

We learned early on that joy and struggle can dance side by side—and that grace grows strongest when you keep choosing each other, even in silence.

When Did You Say 'I Love You'?

She said: Ask Ervin.
He said: December 14. That's why we chose this day to unite our lives forever.

Yentamy and Ervin are undeniably sweet, funny, faithful, and deeply in love. For those who've walked beside them, it's not just a wedding—it's a long-awaited chapter in a story that was always destined for "forever."

To many blissful years—and to the love that started with a smile, survived with prayer, and now stands hand-in-hand at the altar.

How It's Going

Fast forward twelve years—and wow, what a ride.

We've built a rhythm: silly, soulful, sometimes chaotic, but always grounded. We've said "I love you" enough times to fill journals. December 14 marked the beginning of our journey, so it became the day we united our lives. Not because it was perfect, but because it mattered.

Today, our love is corny and charming and beautifully inconvenient in all the right ways. It's holding hands in prayer after messy days. It's whispered gratitude when we want to shout blame. It's laughter that sounds like worship.

We save each other—not from hardship, but from isolation. We remind each other: we are not alone. And even now, God walks with us.

🌸 Still Becoming

Marriage didn't freeze us in time—it grew us. It stretched our faith, softened our pride, and deepened our vision. And each year, we remember: we are still becoming. Still learning. Still laughing. Still loving.

We've let go of perfection and embraced presence. We've learned to celebrate ordinary days. Sometimes that means showing up tired, annoyed, unsure—but showing up anyway. Because love isn't in grand gestures. It's in shared glances after prayer, in inside jokes. In doing life side by side, when the glamour fades, the grace stays.

We've also learned how to face hardship—not just together, but as a team.
Hard truths have met us in quiet conversations and heated moments alike.
We've had to choose grace when our emotions didn't cooperate.
To forgive each other when selfishness got the louder voice.
To be intentional, on days when understanding felt like work, it was not easy.

But every time we leaned in instead of walking away,
Every time we gave compassion instead of a comeback,
We strengthened the foundation that holds us.

We've come to believe that love isn't just sweet—it's sacred. And it's strongest when we decide to show up for each other, not just in celebration, but in surrender.

Prayer & Promise

Twelve years is more than a number. It's twelve chapters of choosing:

• Choosing grace over winning.
• Choosing prayer when emotions rise.
• Choosing "I missed you too" when silence tries to linger.
• Choosing God first—because only in Him can we stay soft, firm, and surrendered.

Forever isn't a fairytale—it's a walk. And we're still walking.

✨ To Many More Years...

We're still thankful. Still corny. Still in awe of how God took two people and built something holy from humor, hiccups, and healing. Twelve years in, and we still believe:

Love isn't something that happens. It's something you choose.
And when you choose it with open hands and a prayerful heart—
Forever still lives here.