Troy and Alexia met in 2020 during the pandemic through country line dancing. For nearly three years, they danced side by side several days a week, building a deep friendship before romance began. Once Troy shared his interest in October 2022, everything moved quickly—courting by November, engaged in December, and married at the courthouse in February 2023.

Their marriage began with both joy and challenge. Alexia became pregnant immediately, welcoming their first child later that year. In 2024, they experienced the loss of a miscarriage, followed by very specific prayers for the future—prayers God answered in full when Alexia became pregnant with their twin rainbow babies in December 2024. Now a family of five, they are entering a new season marked by less stress, deeper faith, and renewed dreams. With God first, marriage second, and everything else following, Troy and Alexia are building a life rooted in love, intention, and grace.

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Sam and Sharnessa’s love story begins thousands of miles apart—Sam in Sweden, shaped by military service and a call to ministry, and Sharnessa in Washington State, following a creative path that carried her from New York City to London. In 1998, their worlds collided at the International Bible Institute of London, where friendship slowly deepened into a calling neither could ignore.

After graduation, their lives unfolded at a breathtaking pace. Sam stepped into leadership as an interim pastor, while Sharnessa joined the Christian pop group V*ENNA, recording and touring internationally. Marriage followed, and so did a lifelong rhythm of partnership as Sam joined the road as the band’s manager.

Following years of touring, a brief stop in Nashville, and a defining return to Washington State after 9/11, Sam and Sharnessa poured themselves into youth ministry, church leadership, and creative work. They founded Fresh Attitude Dance Studio in 2001, nurturing hundreds of young artists, while serving together in ministry at Father’s House Church and creating theatrical musicals there. They also serve their local community together through civic engagement including work with Turning Point Faith Counsel.

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Grab a cup of hot chocolate, settle into a cozy spot, and join us for a heart-warming Christmas edition of Unexpected Love Stories.

This special holiday episode celebrates true-life romances that unfolded at Christmas: stories of love that began on Christmas Eve, surprise engagements under twinkling lights, and even a Christmas Eve wedding that feels straight out of a Hallmark movie.

Host Dawn Pruszkowski and social media manager Lauren Tauber revisit unforgettable moments from four couples whose love stories remind us that God’s timing is always perfect:

✨ A midnight Christmas Eve phone call that changed everything

✨ A snowy lawn proposal complete with an original song

✨ A widow’s journey from grief to new love and a Christmas engagement

✨ A faith-filled Christmas Eve wedding—planned in just five days

If you’re longing for hope, healing, or your own unexpected love story, this episode is for you

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Longing for Christmas by Speedy The Spider | Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

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