Dawn, a ballet dancer, embarks on her two-week dream tour of Eastern Europe. Love is the last thing on her mind, but destiny has other plans. Why is it every time her eyes meet Willy’s an inexplicable connection ignites, sending sparks that both thrill and terrify her?
With numerous obstacles between them, Dawn resolves to keep things platonic, even as the pull between them grows stronger.
In this miraculous whirlwind romance, Dawn learns that sometimes love doesn’t care about geography or logic. Will she take a leap of faith into the unknown?

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In this bonus Q&A episode, Dawn takes us behind the scenes of the challenging first year of marriage with Wiesiek—dealing with depression, financial struggles, and the pressures of building a family together. She shares how they overcame it all. Dawn also reveals a powerful moment of reconnection that became a turning point in their relationship.

As the conversation unfolds, she reflects on the unexpected twists in their lives—moving across the country, teaching hip-hop worship at a conference to launching a successful dance video business, with Wiesiek as her creative partner. Discover how their leap of faith turned into a worldwide ministry, impacting churches and worship leaders across the globe, and what led her to start sharing love stories through podcasts.

From hardship to creative success, Dawn’s story is full of surprising turns that prove love can thrive even in the toughest of times.

https://unexpectedlovestories.com/our-story/bonus-episode-4-q-a-bonus-episode-part-2/

In this episode, Dawn answers questions as she and Tom reflect on the remarkable journey that brought Dawn and Wiesiek together and the powerful moments that followed. From the early days of journaling her adventures to leading a mission team to Ukraine just months after their wedding, this story is full of surprises and unexpected blessings.

Dawn reminisces about their second honeymoon through Poland, Germany and the Netherlands. She also opens up about the painful losses they faced while trying to grow their family, and how a miraculous vision in the midst of heartache brought her healing.

Through faith, determination, and God's unwavering love, Dawn and Wiesiek’s path to parenthood is a story of hope and resilience that continues to inspire. Join them as they share the details that shaped their love story and led them to their beautiful family.

https://unexpectedlovestories.com/our-story/bonus-episode-3-q-a-bonus-episode-part-1/

After a stunning wedding, the newlyweds head to Chattanooga, TN, for a blissful week-long honeymoon. Their five days together are nothing short of perfect, and Dawn is overjoyed with her new life. But even fairytale beginnings can falter, and within just a few months, she and her husband find themselves pushed to their breaking point.

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The day had finally arrived.

After everything we had been through, we were standing on the edge of the moment we had fought so hard for.

And from the very beginning…

it was beautiful.

Even though a small part of me had hoped for a different kind of proposal, the day unfolded in ways I could have never imagined.

Friends and family gathered from near and far.

Dancers danced.

Singers and musicians filled the room with sound.

Pastors spoke blessings over us.

It wasn’t just a wedding—

it was a celebration of who we are…
and everything we had walked through to get there.

And in the middle of it all, something settled deep inside me.

Months earlier, a promise had been spoken over my life—
that I would go to Eastern Europe,
meet my husband,
and be married that same year.

And now…

I was standing in it.

Because this day—
this moment—
was more beautiful than I had ever dreamed.

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Where to Next by Ritchie Everett | Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

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With the countdown clock ticking, Vee & Sara quickly get things in order and head to the states to settle into their new lives. Wedding planning comes to a close and the soon-to-be bride & groom enjoy their rehearsal dinner surrounded by loving friends & family. It’s on the way home that night that Dawn has a disappointing realization about her entire love story.

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I wasn’t prepared for what I heard.

After everything we had been through…

I pressed play—

and realized he was trying to let me go.

Not because he didn’t love me—

but because he believed he couldn’t give me the life I had always wanted.

He was trying to do the right thing.

But I couldn’t accept it.

I knew God had brought us together—

and I believed He would make a way for us.

So I did something I had never done before—

I sent a telegram.

And the next day…

he called me.

And I told him—

this wasn’t the end of our story.

Not even close.

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I set a wedding date… and hoped he’d make it.

Wiesiek’s brother and his family came to the U.S. on vacation… and brought his paperwork with them.

Just six weeks stood between us and the wedding.

There was only one problem…

we didn’t even know if he’d be there.

And with only cassette tapes and letters between us, every conversation took weeks—and every misunderstanding lasted even longer.

Then something surfaced—
a detail about his past I hadn’t known.

And just like that…
we had our first real fight.

And then—

a cassette arrived.

I pressed play…

and what I heard—

I wasn’t prepared for.

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Where to Next by Ritchie Everett | Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

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