Perfect Ending to
a Perfect Day
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he stood staring at her
reflection as emotion
threatened to overtake her.
Lacey could not believe that
today was the day she was going
to marry the love of her life. She
had waited for so long and had
made so many plans since the day
Blake had asked her to be his wife.
They had been trying to marry for
three years now, the Army always
getting in the way.
It seemed every time they would
have things ready for “the big
day,” the Army would decide it
was time for Blake to ship out
to some God-forsaken part of
the world. They would have to
postpone and begin making plans
once again. This time was going to
be different, however. This time,
nothing was going to stand in the
DOZ Magazine | April 2019
Michele Fleming
way, not even the thousands of
miles that separated them.
Stationed in Germany, Blake
wasn’t scheduled to come home
for another ten months, and
they just couldn’t wait that long.
Lacey didn’t have another ten
months. She was devastated to
learn a few short weeks ago that
she had stage-four breast cancer.
The cancer had already spread to
nearby organs, and the doctors
were calling her situation terminal.
After a few days of tears and
calling out to God, Lacey broke
down and called Blake. As soon as
her words sank in, he took a deep
breath and spoke.
“Marry me, Lacey.” He said as he
gripped the receiver, in an attempt
to steady the shaking of his hand.
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“Blake, you don’t want to marry
me now. What kind of marriage
would that be? Besides, you are
four thousand miles away!” Lacey
replied, sounding utterly defeated.
“Babe, I know in my heart that
this is a commitment that God
wants us to make. We will make it
work. You know it as well as I do
that this is what God wants. It’s
what he has always wanted for us
to be together.”
Through her sobs, Lacey agreed,
and they got to work making
plans. After getting friends and
family involved...and the US Army,
they manage to set up a ceremony
via Skype.
Lacey was still overwhelmed that
Blake would want to marry her