Unbelievable as it may seem, I really did find the girl of my dreams. She hid out, disguised as my closest friend for years, but at some point I realized, "Why wouldn't I want to marry my best friend?" Modern culture glamorizes and fantasizes, cheapening the reality of what finding that perfect soulmate actually means, but when I accepted Malina into that part of my life, the depth of my love for her plunged to immeasurability. It wasn't an easy ride - going through the confusion of being in love and not realizing it - but it was so worth it. God is so good to me.

I've always felt so undeserving of real love, but from the very beginning, Luke has always shown me just that. Even when we were just friends, I never felt that I had to earn it or work for it. There's nothing better than knowing that someone loves you, just because you are you. But I thought we would always stay best friends. Luke is the kind of guy that girls fall for so easily - he's talented, intelligent, handsome, hilarious, athletic, & good at basically everything. It's crazy to look back and remember thinking "I don't deserve him," now that we're getting married. I still don't think that, but God has blessed me incredibly. I can see the total grace of Him in our story and I am just so amazed and thankful at the way that God has brought us together.