It was the beginning of May in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was excited (and a little nervous) to start a 300-hour internship at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. As I settled in, I noticed another name taped to my desk: “Demetrius Miller.” My supervisor explained that another student would be working alongside me that summer. My first thought? “Uh oh… what if he’s weird?”

Later that day, I met him—and to my relief, he wasn't too weird. That summer, we spent our days playing wheelchair sports, running adaptive exercise programs, and somewhere in between, becoming close friends.

That friendship turned into something more on December 13, 2022, when Demetrius came home from graduate school in Oklahoma and asked me to be his girlfriend. From there, we began a long-distance adventure—filled with FaceTime dinner dates, road trips, and tearful airport goodbyes. As hard as it was, we learned that distance really does make the heart grow fonder.

Over the next two years, we both graduated with our Master’s degrees. Then God opened a huge door when Demetrius was offered a position at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. After much prayer, God made a way for me to join him in Nashville. Finally, we got to live in the same city, growing side by side instead of screen to screen—and we couldn’t be more thankful.

On August 7, 2025, during a hiking trip to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Demetrius asked me the easiest question I’ll ever answer: “Will you marry me?” He topped it off with a fancy steak dinner that evening, and we celebrated all weekend with our families.

We feel overwhelmingly blessed to step into this next chapter as husband and wife. We thank God for writing a story far greater than we ever could’ve dreamed and we trust Him with every step of our future. We cannot wait to celebrate with all of you—our family and friends—who have cheered us on, prayed for us, and loved us so well along the way!

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