Grace and Daniel =)

I bet you have seen loads of our pictures and are happy for us. Thank you!!!!

So I have been asked to share our love story and to release our testimony to the single and anyone who wants to receive. I believe our love story is powerful and it might change the way you think of about relationships.

I am engaged to be married to Daniel Nymoen, the most amazing man alive. He is the kindest, the gentlest man, yet very strong. I feel super safe when I am around him. He respects me in every way possible, and the way he loves me blows my mind. Never before, I had been loved like this, never before I thought I deserved him. It was almost like the love of God himself. God still lovesd me when I least deserved it. It was pure grace. 

I had been in 2 relationships and a couple of complicated flings, as you could have guessed, they were not very successful. At the end of it, maybe 3 years ago before I encountered God personally, I thought I was a mess. At the time, I knew I did not deserve much good in life. I thought, “maybe I would have to stay single for the rest of my life, or maybe just until I turn 30 but my man might not even be cute.”

But…

God loves me more than that. For two years after my encounter with the Lord, I gradually learned about GRACE. My eyes were on Jesus (and sometimes on my thesis). April 2013, I was asked to help translate for Bob and Kimberly Johnson and their mission trip team in Khon Kaen. I was very occupied by the writing at the time, but I went to serve anyways. There, I met Daniel and the team. I seriously do not remember what I thought about him at the time. He was cute, but young. A couple of ladies, Mary Ellen, Tricia and Shannon had tried to match us. Now I owe them a million thanks. I teased Daniel a little bit and I think I talked to him not over 10 minutes. The guy asked me for my facebook and yah we met again on the next morning for breakfast before the team left for Cambodia. I thought it was over then. 

Daniel sent me the first message on facebook, it was long and friendly. We had been facebooking each other for the whole summer, every day. He prayed for my thesis writing, and my stress level was not too bad. I was so hooked with his love for children and his tender and beautiful heart. It took him a billion years to get offended or mad. He was my kind of person. He told me in June that he liked me. I already liked him, too much. 

I used to say I liked Scandinavians and I like curly hair. I love blonde. I liked a kind and patient man like Peeta in the Hunger Game and most of all, someone like Jesus. I eat very slow and my man needed to eat at my pace (this case sounds impossible). Well, look at Daniel! And oh he eats slow like me. That man was made for me!

Serving God that time, did not just introduced me to Daniel, but I had favor on my thesis and I graduated! It was miraculous. Then doors keep opening for me to be at BSSM (Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry). 

At the time, Daniel had gone back to Norway after finishing 3 years at Bethel. But he came visit me for 6 weeks right after I got to Redding in September. He risked his time and money to get to know me. He asked for a permission to pursue me and later asked me to be his girlfriend. What I loved about that was I did not have to keep guessing around. He was brave, he was the man. 

We have done Long Distance Love for the whole year, but we did not feel away. I know each other so well and we talk about everything. He has been with me through all my difficult times and breakthroughs. It was very good that we have been transparent and vulnerable. I think it is one of the most important things. We learn to love and to forgive supernaturally. 

Daniel came again in February and we had so much fun together.  That made me feel like it would be impossible for him to come again for my graduation in May. Plus he would be visiting me in Thailand in mid-May.

But this guy…

God made him romantic. He flew into Redding and surprised me big time. He, my roommate and best friend set up a plan that I went to the Prayer House and found a way led to Daniel. He stood there in a heart made of candles. I could not believe what I saw.  

He spent a week in Redding for my graduation and flew back to Norway for 3 days before flying to me in Thailand. We spent two weeks together, meeting my family. They all love him so much!

As I am sharing this, I am praying for you. My breakthrough is your breakthrough and I release the favor I had in love to you. God will surprise you with more than you could ever imagine. He is your daddy and He wants the best of the best for his children!I declare hope!