This caller met Mr. Right thanks to one incorrect number.
Brenda Rivera Stearns was trying to contact a friend more than ten years ago when she unintentionally entered in the number of her future husband, Isaiah Stearns.
‘I sent a Bible verse mail to every contact I had at the time, which wasn’t many. Maybe only ten individuals,’ Brenda suggested.
‘A couple of minutes later, the phone number I had assumed to be a friend called back and said, ‘Amen to that, who is this?’
The 35-year-old now thinks it was ‘an act of fate’ because she tried to share the excerpt with her friend in 2009. If she had delivered the message sooner, Isaiah would have never heard from her.
The text from heaven arrived 30 minutes after Isaiah, 40, had just bought a new phone, but they were 800 miles apart at the time.
Brenda, an online content producer, first believed Isaiah’s phone number belonged to an old buddy until he corrected her.
The two started texting first as pals before switching to phone talks. Brenda claimed that the moment she heard his voice, she knew he was ‘genuine,’ and she fell in love.
Initially, it was a friendship. However, I soon began to consider the possibility that I might like him,
she remembered to Kennedy News. I was hesitant to express how I was feeling because I was so excited about liking him. I did romanticize it and have many fantasies.
She said, ‘I believe I was afraid to open up my heart. I pondered the possibility that he was lying or someone else.
Brenda was initially apprehensive to meet Isaiah, but her mother Rossy offered to do so as both Isaiah and Rossy were from Ohio.
One evening, her mother and sister had supper with Isaiah and informed Brenda of their encounter.
This was so unexpected of my mother to say something like this; it caught me off guard. I had a feeling he must be truly unique,’ Brenda stated.
‘Underneath, I believe that before she said it, I already knew and agreed with her. However, when she said that, I relaxed my guard.
Despite initially disregarding her mother, the couple was married in June 2010 after less than a year. Only a few months after first meeting in person, Isaiah had already proposed.
‘All along, I felt like he was the one for me, and by February, he proposed. There is no ‘right or wrong way to meet someone,’ she added, adding that she and her husband were married in June.
She gushed, ‘It feels like fate. Certainly, every stage of our relationship was orchestrated by God.’
The couple, who have six kids, will celebrate 13 years of marriage this year.
I’m simply so pleased of the life we’re enjoying together and everything we’ve produced our six children, she added, adding that ‘we balance each other out so beautifully.’ ’I just adore our tale.’
The hopeless romantics believe that their 2 million+ view love tale on TikTok would inspire users to “not give up on love.”
’I sent that SMS unintentionally 13 years ago, never expecting him to maintain my number and call me back.
I’m so delighted he did,’ she wrote in the title of the video, which included pictures of the two dating all the way back to their first family photo.
Users congratulated the happy couple in the comments, complimenting their incredible tale while some even shared their own.
I believe you texted the proper number with that message. Beautiful story!’ praised one user.
Another joked, ‘My reactions to unknown #’s are not usually marriage material.’
Someone another made a joke, ’I guess I should be responding to the wrong texts.’
A similar improbable tale was given by one person: ‘In 1992, a total stranger assisted me with a dead battery, and we have been married for 29 years!
It is understandable why Brenda and Isaiah’s contemporary romance has gone viral on social media. ‘Every time I tell someone about it, they’re usually so surprised.
They believe that we belong in a Hallmark film, Brenda stated. ‘I’ve always thought our tale was unique. It’s wonderful to watch how it encourages others to truly fall in love.