Four days ago, I didn't get married or start my honeymoon in Europe. Instead, I hosted a Harry Potter photo booth, made curry chicken, and celebrated my nieces' birthday. Here's how I chose to live intentionally after heartbreak.
Relationships
After Ending My Engagement: When Truth Isn’t Black and White
After calling off my wedding, I'm learning that truth and trust aren't as simple as they seem. Sometimes being human means living in the gray areas where colors bleed together until you can't see the lines.
When Prince Charming Moves to Germany Alone: Ending a Volume
While everyone was watching the royal wedding, I was trying to figure out how to explain why there wouldn't be another one in July. Sometimes love stories end differently than we planned.
Two Months Before My Wedding: When Fear Overshadows Joy
Two months before my wedding, I should be giggling over swatches and favors. Instead, I'm stuck in fear—afraid of saying goodbye to my life in Hampton and starting over in Germany. Here's my honest struggle with pre-wedding anxiety.
Eighty-One Days Until Everything Changes Forever
In less than three months, I'll be married and living in Germany, leaving behind everything familiar except the man I love. Here's what it feels like to count down to a complete life transformation.
Learning to Surrender Control: What Surgery Taught Me About Trust
I thought I knew what it meant to lean into someone I loved. Then shoulder surgery forced me to discover the difference between fierce independence and genuine vulnerability.
Eight White Envelopes and One Ex-Husband’s Wedding Photo: Choosing What We See
Between mailing resumes to Virginia's top schools and finding my ex-husband's wedding photos at 2 AM, I learned that perception is everything. Do you see failure or faith? Because I'm choosing to see God in the white envelopes.
Turning 35 Single and Childless: Why I Wouldn’t Go Back to 19
I used to pity my divorced teacher with her mid-year name change. At 35, I became her. Here's why I wouldn't trade this broken, beautiful journey for the fearless girl I used to be.
Snow Days Led to Wedding Dress Shopping—Then We Won the Honeymoon at OBX Wedding Expo
While school closures piled up, I finally got excited about wedding planning. Mom couldn't come dress shopping due to surgery, but Angel brought champagne and we Skyped her in. Then Charming and I collected nine stamps at the OBX expo and actually won the honeymoon drawing—after I'd just told him I never win anything.
Wedding Planning at Dunkin’—Two Divorced People Making #ANewThing
Hampton's snow trapped us for days, but at Dunkin' with Charming, we got stuck in wedding details. Two Type A Wheaton grads who've done this before, arguing over songs to avoid. Then we created #ANewThing—because that's what happens when God writes redemption stories with snow days and second chances.
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