Our story is the perfect example of how God brings together two broken people at just the right time to create something more beautiful than anyone could have imagined.

I still remember meeting Ren for the first time- a young, charming, beautiful girl with a spark I had never seen in anyone else before. We were only teammates, barely even friends, but I kept my eye on her, hoping we might one day connect more closely.

Fast forward six months, and one night I heard her worrying about her mountain of homework she had for the weekend. I offered to help, and that Saturday study session turned into many after-practice meals and late-night conversations at the only on-campus eatery open past 9pm. I lived for those late-night talks with this girl who was quickly becoming one of my best friends. Every time we spoke, she impressed me more with her resilience, her loyalty, her inner fire, her compassion, and her simple desire to grow in her Christian faith.

She gave me the Twelfth Doctor's sonic screwdriver on my birthday. I gave her Arwen's necklace on hers, as a sign of my utmost respect and admiration for everything about who she is. Two days later, on the spur of the moment, I asked if she would be my girlfriend, and a week later we had our first date- a sunset hike in the mountains of Lynchburg. It only took that one date for me to decide that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with this incredible person whom I loved and respected more than anyone else in the world. Even moving across the state for medical school couldn't keep me from proposing to her, one year and three months later, on the same trail that we hiked on that first date.

Now of course, I don't recommend that anyone decide to get married after one date. Many things could have happened to derail our relationship, but by God's grace we have come to this beautiful moment, where we can look out over the golden dreams of many years to the life that we get to live together. I just know that from the first moment we spent together, two broken people trying to make sense of life, every interaction has felt as natural as breathing. We both have complete confidence that God brought us together at just the right time so that we might grow together and encourage each other, working together for the rest of our lives to fulfill whatever purpose God has planned for us. I am not certain of most things in life, but one thing is clear to me: Ren and I will face the good and the bad in life together, standing tall, until death do us part. And, really, that's all I could ever ask for.

L&T

Wedding Canceled