Take Me Back Tuesday | Sara + Stephen | Love is Weird

Today’s Take Me Back is special. Special because it’s a story of love, patience, and God’s unending faithfulness. It’s a story about two people. Two people in love.

When I moved to Dallas in 2011, I hardly knew anyone. I was coming here on a leap of faith and trusting that God would be faithful. I remember thinking to myself, ‘I’ve had so many wonderful girlfriends in my life. This will probably be a season where those are lacking.’ Well, I’m so thankful to say, that has not been the case in the slightest. Just about a month after arriving in Dallas, I joined a home group/bible study of women through my church. I’m still amazed at how quickly I felt at home. How quickly they embraced me. How quickly they became friends. Sara was one of the co-leaders and has spent the last year and a half faithfully encouraging me and the other girls in the group. She faithfully gets coffee with me every few weeks (including last week when I was terrified I’d let something slip about the upcoming proposal!) and is absolutely a delight.

When I came in to the group, she was faithfully walking in singleness. Last Saturday, she said ‘yes’ to the man she had been praying for. Oh, how quickly God can work! Stephen is ‘everything she prayed for,’ she said. He outdid himself last Saturday as he sent her on a relaxing day with friends, planning out each step, and then ended her day with a surprise at her house. Candles, letters, Polaroids, flowers and a trail that led back to him. It was perfect. Sara and Stephen, congratulations on such an exciting new journey ahead. I can’t wait to see it unfold!

So, in the name of new beginnings, candles, and ‘weird’ love,

I Say, Take Me Back!

**Stephen let me be a part of the day which was so great and I got to capture a bit from the neighbors porch. She may have seen me, the creeper paparazzi next door, but it was worth it!**