From Independentmail.com of Anderson, South Carolina:
Tim Evatt, 42, is an attorney for the South Carolina Department of Social Services and is working on his Masters of Divinity degree. Rhonda Evatt, 39, also works as a respiratory therapist in Greenville, SC.
Woman’s marriage to a quadriplegic leads to heart-warming, humorous book
Standing not required
Their love story started five years ago when Mrs. Evatt, a single mother of two — Cierra, then 12, and Landon, only 18 months old — began exploring the possibility of dating again. She wanted someone who shared her values and would love both her and her kids.
Mr. Evatt, a quadriplegic for 22 years after falling from a tree, was searching for new love at the same time she was.
Their paths crossed when they both logged onto eHarmony.com.
“I prayed daily, ‘Lord, open my heart that when my soulmate crosses my path, I’ll know she is the one you ordained for me,’ “ Mr. Evatt explained quietly. After dating a couple of other women, he met Mrs. Evatt.
Through the awkwardness of the prepared questions designed by eHarmony, Mr. Evatt found a way to reveal that he was wheelchair-bound. He asked if she could love a man confined to a wheelchair.
Mrs. Evatt laughed softly as she listened to his recollection. “My reaction was to click off the computer. I didn’t even exit the program. I just turned it off.”
After spending three days praying and thinking about her answer, she finally logged on again. And Mr. Evatt got the response he was waiting for.
“God’s love knows no bounds, neither does mine,” came the words scrolling across his screen. “Standing is not a requirement.”
Read the rest of their love story, December 5, 2007
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