Everyone's seen the video....Taylor Swift up in the pretty white castle, singing for her prince.
(If you've forgotten, here's a refresher gif...)






I'm so incredibly stoked that I had the opportunity to visit this magical place and pose in the same spot as Taylor Swift herself once did. Little do most people know is that the castle is actually closer than they think. No, it's not in Ireland or England or anywhere you'd expect. It's located in Tennessee, titled Gwynn Castle and built by a man who just wanted to live in a castle.

Visiting this place brought me back to days when I was 12, singing my little heart out to Taylor Swift songs to a boy who didn't exist. Now I've grown up, and just thinking about love is a scary thing. There's all of these questions like "how do you know when you meet the one" or "am I going to ever meet the one" or "is there even anyone out there that I'm supposed to end up with?"
So often it's easy to allow clouds of doubt to affect us. We start thinking that we'll just turn out to be lonely old cat (for me, dog) ladies all because we haven't stumbled upon the right one yet. Or maybe also because we're afraid. Because, what if we do meet the right one and things go wrong? Let's face it, divorce rates are only increasing, people all around you are breaking up even though you thought they'd be forever. So what if that happens to you?
My answer is "so what?"
If that happens, you cry a little and in time learn to pick yourself up and go on.
But, I am most certain that God always works things out for good.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
Things may seem like the end of the world, but He has a plan for it. As long as you are following His purpose for your life (which even if you stray, He'll bring you back to it), you are set.
That doesn't mean there won't be hard times. It doesn't mean you get an easier life.
It just means that you have no need to worry, because God will work it out in a way that is best for you and follows what He wants for your life.
You will be happy again, even without the one who broke your heart. That was just a bump along the road, for some of you a speed-bump. But you have to keep on driving. Because no matter how much you look back, that bump will still be there, and if you try to go back, it will only hurt you again by driving over it once more.
So for all of my single ladies out there, all of those who may be in a broken relationship, all of those who are wandering, searching: do what is best for you, do what God has called you to.
It may be taking a leap of faith and talking to that guy you've had your eyes on. Or it may be owning up to the fact that it's not working out in an unhealthy relationship and calling it quits.
It may not even have anything to do with men. We have so much better things to be using our time on. There is a whole other world out there beyond that tiny spectrum. So why limit ourselves?
Always remember:
You can do anything.
Don't lose hope.



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