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NOIRE Black Love Showcase: Mr. Lunda & Mrs. Tiffany Wells

 

NOIRE Black Love Showcase

Mr. Lunda & Mrs. Tiffany Wells and Family

A love story of Faith, Family, and Football.

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The month of February is a big deal at Noire. In addition to recognizing Black History Month, it’s the perfect time to celebrate Black love and the beauty of the Black family.

For our inaugural Black Love Spotlight, we’d like to introduce you to Lunda and Tiffany Wells of Dallas, TX.

Lunda is in his 10th season as a tight ends coach with the famed Dallas Cowboys. His wife, Tiffany, is a self-employed architect. The Louisiana natives have been married for nearly 13 years and are parents to two beautiful daughters, 12-year-old Adanya and six-year-old Zalika.

The Wells sat down with Noire to discuss marriage and how they’ve grown together as a family.

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Thanks for joining us to tell your story to our audience. When did the two of you meet? Was it love at first sight?

Tiffany: We met in 2002 during our sophomore year at Southern University. Lunda, at that time, was playing football for Southern University and knew my roommate who worked in athletics doing stats. She mentioned we should meet and one day, we bumped into each other during his study hall in John B. Cade Library.

Lunda: I was instantly interested in Tiffany, but Tiffany didn’t feel the same way at that time. We became friends, and towards the end of our sophomore year, we began dating. In 2009, we got married and have been married for almost 13 years with two daughters.

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You know, they say the greatest love stories start with two friends! As you made the transition to the road to marriage, did you have any expectations of what your marriage would be like?

Tiffany: My thought (expectation) of marriage was to mimic the good things of healthy marriages and don’t do the bad things in unhealthy marriages. However, I learned quickly that our marriage needed to reflect our lifestyle, our values, our strengths, and our vision. No person or marriage is alike. It’s unique based upon what the couple creates it to be. You thrive off each other strengths and motivate, while making each other better in their weaknesses. You create a family vision which is the driving force of how you move within your marriage, your family, and in society. 

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Creating a family vision is a great strategy for marriage and family. Even with a vision in place, balancing a marriage, kids, careers, and anything else the world throws at you can get rough. As you continue to grow in your marriage and family, how you nurture your relationship?

The Wells: One of the biggest lessons we learned is we are not the same people we were in 2002. Our vision, our purpose, our desires, and needs have changed. As we walk on this journey together, we began to realize we had to communicate the changes within us in order for the other person to adjust. Adjusting to each other’s needs wasn’t started from scratch, it was a realignment to grow stronger and better. Over time we had to learn when to pull, when to pause. When to speak, when to listen. When to be strong, when to be still. Always honing in on each other’s needs has allowed us to nurture each other emotionally while allowing us to grow stronger and more unified. 

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Absolutely! Communication is an essential component for marriage. Another essential component for many is faith. Does faith play a role in your marriage? If so, how?

The Wells: Definitely! God plays a major role in our marriage. We both were raised in the church and had the foundation of God. As we continued to grow as adults and especially as a unit, we had to realize that we could not make it without the help of God. We also learned we need to continuously strengthen our relationship with Him. Along the way we had to, and still do, seek the help of our faith to get through unfamiliar times. One such time was transitioning from home in Louisiana to states where we didn't know anyone. We also had to lean on God when dealing with attacks professionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally. We have learned over time to trust God’s plan, as well as trust God when we can’t trace Him.  God has shown us, His timing and reasons are always revealed, when we are obedient to His guidance and faithful to His Word. 

Thank you to the Wells for sharing their journey as husband, wife, and a family unit. We wish them much happiness and many blessings in the future.


View other installments in the NOIRE Black Love Showcase series.

 
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All Comments (3)
  • Gabrielle Grant     2 years ago
         Great Story! Beautiful family! Perfect example of Noire Love!
  • Cassie     2 years ago
         Beautiful Family!!
  • Cowboy 4 Life     2 years ago
         This is a great story!!

 

 

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