“to my future husband: i pray to meet you, in due time where you and i have both healed from wounds of the past, and we are ready to build one another up. you’re not my first, and i won’t lie and say that at first- i may be a little unsteady. i’ve loved before and trusted before, i’ve given my heart and soul only to have it shattered in return. i spent months contemplating the worth of my life wondering if it was even worth it to wake up anymore. i guess what i’m trying to say is, i have every reason not to believe in love anymore but with you, i have every reason to try. so be gentle with me, be patient with me, as i will be with you- for that is how we can be everlasting.”

"It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind."