Our story began fall of 2008. Tanica is selected for a reality prank show, John is the producer. We both have slightly different versions of how our love unfolded; but despite the storytelling... how our love came to be today, is all that matters now. 

Both recovering from divorce, we were just instantly attracted to one another. We both had children from our previous marriages. Jumping into a NEW relationship did not feel right at the time. So we remained friends. We kept in contact, had play dates... We just truly cared for each other on a friendship level, never sexual, always respectful. We actually started dating other people at the time of our friendship... calling and giving advice to each other. Hahaaha Crazy but true. A couple years went by and as our friendship grew, so did our love. We took a leap of faith and went on a date March 19, 2010. It was the most memorable night we both reminisce frequently at times even to this day. We made it official, we blended our family and our beautiful Bella came along and completed us in 2012.

Our relationship is far from perfect. We spent 8 years building the love we have today. We faced so many challeneges and have been through some really tough situations, the devil tried everything to destroy our family. But we remained true to each other and we made sacrifices, we fought, and we conquered. Love and loyalty got us here today. We wouldn’t change a thing; what we have learned throughout this beautiful experience is that love is a choice and a blessing given to us by God. "I think for two people to really love each other to really commit to each other it has to be an act of will. Or a decision. And I think two people have to live that decision every day. Even when things are hard and you feel like giving up you have to hang on to that decision, that choice to love each other."

We have decided to act on that choice and we plan to love each other, throughout any tribulation, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health. Our first marriages was never a mistake, at the time it was right for both of us. But God had bigger plans and what we thought ended in our first life... we learned and we gained so much more in our next one. We will constantly change. Even the 8 beautiful years we have spent together, we constantly grow, and in five years we will not be the same person we are today. Change will come, and in that we have to re-choose each other everyday. That is something we live by. And ee have decided to continue this journey as husband and wife. We will continue making memories, continue being great parents to our children, and continue loving each other over and over again. This is no ordinary life we live... but we are no ordinary couple. We will ALWAYS be friends yesterday, lovers today, but soulmates forever.