Some love stories don’t begin with hope. They begin after it’s been broken. Dianne learned early that faith doesn’t always protect you from pain. Love came wrapped in promises that turned cruel, and prayer became less about answers and more about survival. Doug grew up in a quiet town with a loud kind of fear—where belief fractured under control, and escape felt like the only mercy. Years passed. Marriages ended. Faith dimmed but never disappeared. Then the prayers changed—not for comfort, but for truth. A job appeared. A move was delayed. A name was known before it was spoken. Their meeting felt ordinary until it didn’t—eight days, eight dates, and a certainty that arrived without explanation. Sealed later in life, they discovered a God who wastes nothing—not the waiting, not the wounds, not the years it took to become ready. This episode is a story of hidden threads, holy warnings, and a love that could only be written after everything fell apart. TRIGGER WARNING:This episode includes discussion of physical and emotional abuse, as well as divorce, which may be sensitive for some listeners. Please take care as you listen.