No one searching ever finds what they’re looking for and those that don’t set out to search often find more than just themselves. “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.” Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen On a football field back in the winter of 2018 an acquaintance became a friendship which unexpectedly developed into something even more. Our story has taken us on a journey through many adventures, not all of which have been good or exciting. Like a true fairytale we have experienced happiness, hardship, growth, loss, tragedy and triumph. And yet, by surrendering to understanding other points of view, learning from our past experiences, holding on to hope in what’s possible, fully trusting in our faith and learning what it means to truly Love we have been able to achieve a life that we never thought was really possible with the support of another person. This poem is a beautiful depiction of how life unexpectedly becomes one worth living… “Beauty and the Beast” Legend has it there is always a reason why souls meet. Maybe they found each other for reasons that weren't so different after all. They were two souls searching and found a home lost in each other. When souls find comfort in one another separation is not possible. The reasons they are brought together are no accident... Maybe she needed someone to show her how to live and he needed someone to show him how to love. N.R. Hart "If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more." -Mr. Knightley, Emma by Jane Austen