This is my favorite story to tell (Michelle here!)

If you know me, you know that ever since I was a small child, all I've wanted to be is a wife and a mother. Never did I think it would take me 38 years to find my husband, but the LORD knows best. His timing is best and I finally surrendered to His timing. Matthew is not the kind of man I used to go for, but thanks to my best friend Annie, she chose him for me on match.com! I'll tell you how it all happened.

I moved to the Nashville Tennessee area in February of 2024 after living in Philadelphia for 8 years. I initially moved to Philly to live near my Grandma and to spend time with her during her last years on earth. She was my absolute favorite human on earth after my Mom passed away when I was 19 and it breaks my heart that they both won't be there on my wedding day. I'm praying they will be there in spirit. The moment my Grandma died, I knew my time in Philly was coming to a close. My purpose was gone. I built my herbal tea business enough to move somewhere in the country and to rent a house big enough to house my business.

Long story somewhat short, I developed mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS for short) March of 2024, shortly after moving to my home where I now live. When I had moved to the country and somewhere where my body and soul finally felt FREE and PEACE, my body felt safe enough to release itself. That's when it all started; once my body felt safe to release the toxic load.

It was not only debilitating but terrifying to have these afib and POTS episodes alone in my big home in a town where I knew no one. I ended up calling an ambulance and spending five hours in the ER March 16th 2024. I took an Uber home early the next morning because I had no one to call who would help me. It was such a lonely feeling knowing no one was coming.

The LORD lead me to start working with a practitioner who knows MCAS more than anyone I know. Her name is Madison Yount. She saw how scared I was being alone and how much I needed my husband so she began to pray fervently for him. I asked her, "Can you ask God to send me my husband in the next four days!" I threw out a random number but I now know that it was God who put that on my heart.

Exactly four days after I told Madison to pray that prayer for me, I was at Annie's house for the night when I downloaded match.com and handed her my phone. I was tired of always swiping left so I told her to find me a husband. She stumbled across Matthew's profile and showed it to me. "What about this guy? He loves Jesus, volunteers at his church, wants to be a Dad soon." My reponse?

"Nah. He has big ears." 😂 *I LOVE YOUR EARS NOW!!!*

She told me to get over myself and I agreed! She said, "MICHELLE. This is a REAL man." I'll always be indebted to Annie and Madison for bringing Matthew to me.

Our first date was May 3rd, 2024.

We both knew pretty soon after that we wanted to marry each other. We've become best friends and I truly cannot imagine my life without him.

Matthew says, "Me too, to all of this." 😂

We love you all so much. If you made it this far and if you're coming to our wedding or if you can't make it but will be there in spirit, we love you and so appreciate your love and support.

NOW LET'S GET MARRIED!!!!!!!

Love,

Michelle and Matthew 🥹🤍

M&M

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