Together, At Last
Emily and Patrick Keim knew each other but ran in different circles, until church brought them together
By Betsy Iler, Editor of Lake Magazine. February 23, 2021 (A Story From Lake Magazine)
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COVID-19 gave God an opportunity to shine at Emily and Patrick Keim’s wedding, and shine He did, from their first date at SpringHouse in March 2019 to their wedding day just 15 months later.
“Patrick and I both graduated from Auburn University, and we knew of each other, but we lived completely different lives,” Emily Keim said. “He was on the basketball team. He was in the athlete world, and I was involved with my sorority.”
The key is that they both attended the same church, but even then, Patrick was thinking of his future wife. When Coach Bruce Pearl offered him an athletic scholarship, Patrick saw it as a chance to put money away for his future wife’s engagement ring.
“He honored what he felt the Lord was telling him to do, to prepare himself for this relationship. That’s a sign of his heart; what a man of integrity he is,” she said.
