I’ve always heard it said, 
“When it’s God, you’ll know,”
Took me 29 years to believe that, though.
I bumped into you at a time I wasn’t looking,
In a place I’m never in,
And somehow God had already been working.

As our eyes met, God whispered, “That’s him,”
And somehow, in that moment, everything got clear.
Brown skin with kind eyes,
Teeth white as your innocence,
A smile I could wake up to every day,
A man surrendered to God, allowing Him to have His way.

When I became impatient,
I didn’t know I was waiting on you.
I was praying for something I couldn’t see,
Not knowing God was already leading me to you.

When I prayed, I said I wanted both of us to know,
That we would know it was nobody but God
Who joined us together and brought us this close.
That ego would not hinder,
Fear would not speak,
But we’d have the courage to try again,
The courage to believe,
The courage to choose love
Even when it feels easier to leave.

I prayed that my husband would be kind,
Patient,
Loving,
Would want to read with me,
That he would see me...
Beyond skin deep.

Not just the parts that are easy to love,
But every part of me,
Past what physical eyes can see.

You exceeded my prayers,
My expectations for sure,
God heard what I wanted
And gave me even more.

A best friend,
A lover,
Someone who will fight for us,
An amazing father,
Someone I can trust,
Someone who makes forever feel like something I can touch.

And when I see you,
I see God.
I see His handiwork,
His workmanship.
I see that He took His time when He made you,
And I can’t help but thank Him for what He brought me through.

Because I know this wasn’t random,
I know this wasn’t by chance.
After all the waiting,
God still had a plan.

And when I look at you,
I see the answer to prayers I prayed before I knew your name.
I see the goodness of God,
And I know He gets all the praise.

Handcrafted by YAHWEH,
Made with intention,
Made with care,
A reminder that when God is writing your story,
You don’t have to force it,
You don’t have to chase it,
You just have to trust Him to get you there.

Because I waited,
And He knew.
I prayed,
He heard
I asked for love,
And He gave me you.

So when they say,
“When it’s God, you’ll know,”
Now I understand why.

'Cause it took me 29 years to see God's timing was always right.