As a 21-year-old college junior who is still single, I am probably the last person who would be able to know what they are talking about when it comes to love. I'm not one for the mushy stuff, so normally I would not bring this type of stuff up in normal conversation. Sunday night was different for me though, as future husband and wife Lee Imbriano and Katie Rose Hoover gave the homily in front of the Catholic Community at Muller Chapel. Today, it is time to go deep.
Beforehand, I honestly thought I would just hear how much they loved each other and that everything was happily ever after. What struck me at first though, is that they took turns speaking, saying their peace one at a time. Being the gentleman that he is, Lee let his fiancee Katie Rose speak first. Each gave their own story of searching for love, which didn't seem so different from many other college type individuals I know.
Katie Rose had searched for the right man all throughout her undergraduate years, pointing out that she had some good and bad relationships. Yet, she found Lee while applying for a job at Nazareth Farm in West Virginia. Who knew that would happen? Lee was in grad school at Notre Dame while Katie Rose was there as an undergrad. For all they knew, they might have passed each other on a sidewalk, possibly muttering a simple friendly hello. Lee may have held a door open for Katie Rose, or vice versa. They would go on their way, as it was not yet God's plan to bring them together.
By working together at Nazareth Farm, they formed a relationship that wasn't forced, but natural. Often, people feel like they have to find their soul mate before they graduate, so they convince themselves that they are in love with some guy or girl they saw at midnight on a random Friday night. But it takes the time and work that Katie Rose and Lee put in beforehand to really know.
Like Lee said on Sunday, half of our parents our divorced. Half. That fifty percent may have rushed into it, they may think there are better things out there, or they may cite irreconciable differences. Lee and Katie Rose said there would be hard times, but being friends first, they didn't care about those times. They knew they could get through problems because of the bond they built at the very beginning. Some relationships may not turn into love like theirs, but that doesn't mean a person can't have friends.
They did not try to understand or figure out love, because it is pretty much impossible. They did not try to pinpoint what they were looking for in a person, only God knew who that person would be. It is an awesome story, and it is repeated every time they tell each other "I love you."
So maybe you will find someone today or tomorrow. Maybe you will find someone in 3 months, 6 months, five years, 10 years... No need to panic, the key to true happiness lies in what Lee and Katie Rose found. A best friend that they wanted to share the rough and happy times with. That is love...not something you normally find at Wegmans.
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