07/11/2025
When Professional Blurs the Line with Personal:
You know those moments in life when you just have to stop and say, “Okay, this is too good to be a coincidence”? Well… I just experienced one of those moments. And honestly, it still blows my mind every time I think about it.
As a wedding DJ, I had what started as a standard consultation this week with one of my August couples to go over their wedding details. When trying to figure out a location to meet up, we figured out after some questioning that they actually live in the cul-de-sac right behind me. I hadn’t realized that until a couple of days ago, so we decided to meet at my house since it was convenient for both of us.
Toward the end of the meeting, my family came home and my kiddos immediately wanted to talk to them, especially when the couple mentioned they had a couple of dogs. My kids started chatting about the pets in our house, our dog Kooper and our pet turtle Krush. They practically begged me to tell our guests the story of how we lost Krush for a short period of time back in October 2023.
On that fateful day, I placed Krush on the ground in the front yard to sunbathe while I was getting ready for a wedding. While I was outside, he didn’t move at all and just basked like he usually does. At some point, I went back inside and got sidetracked. About ten minutes later, it hit me that Krush might still be outside, but I didn’t worry too much because Jaxon had been checking on him earlier too.
When I finally went out to bring him in, he was gone.
I looked everywhere and couldn’t find him anywhere.
And remember, I had to leave soon after for a wedding and I was just devastated. My son was in tears, not knowing whether we would ever see our first family pet again, and honestly, I was in the same boat too. But I did what I could and put on a game face that night.
It was such a hard day, and over the next three days we kept searching, hoping we would find him. Thankfully, on the third day, we finally did, but I never really knew how he ended up where we found him or how he stayed safe.
After I finished telling the story, the bride-to-be smiled and said something I’ll never forget. She said, “That’s funny. Not long after we moved in, I helped a box turtle off the road and into a safer spot.”
At first, she thought it happened in the summer. But once I reiterated that Krush went missing in October 2023, she pulled out her phone to check, and sure enough, she had video proof of the rescue.
It was October 2023.
It was Krush.
Without even knowing me yet, she had saved our family pet’s life and captured it on camera.
And yes… she sent me the video proof too. 😅
What might seem like a small thing to others meant everything to us. This wasn’t just about a turtle. It was about hope and about seeing God’s hand in the little details of life. Moments like this remind me that coincidence doesn’t even come close to describing it. You never know what God is doing behind the scenes, carefully working all things together for good.
Once again, God is truly a finder of lost things.
I am forever grateful and I believe that we are now connected with this amazing couple in a way that goes far beyond professional (in a very good way, ☺️) .
