I met TJ when I uprooted my life in the Northeast and decided to try my luck living and working in Houston, TX. When I met TJ upon arriving in Houston, I immediately knew there was something special about him. His desire and willingness to sacrifice time & talent to help others, was something that I envied – the definition of a humble servant. We became really good friends and have experienced quite a few adventures together over these last two years. I quickly learned that TJ loved a few things in particular: being cajun, eating crawfish, sports, Raising Caine’s chicken strips and absolutely decimating people in disc golf. In particular, he had always expressed a strong desire be a husband and a raise a family, but was content with serving in our church community until the right lady came into his life.

It wasn’t until the summer of 2010 when a married friend of TJ’s offered up two extra tickets to a Houston Astros game. His friend promised him the tickets only if he could bring a date with him, as this was a double date only. That night, TJ got up the nerve and asked Lanie if she would go to the game with him. She agreed, and the rest is history!

I have the pleasure of calling them both my friends and I’m excited to see their marraige, and our friendship grow. Congrats guys!

TJ’s reaction as Lanie walked down the aisle.