God is the Perfect Matchmaker

Every day this week, we have been blogging on love and in particular love and mental illness. Love or hate Valentine’s Day (which is today), remember God is the perfect Matchmaker.  He brought Chuck and I together even with the skeletons in Chuck’s closet!  

In the end, Chuck and I proved that mental illness does not mean ‘no entry’ in love.  Chuck and I are more in love with each other…and above all…Chuck defied the odds of mental illness.  

So love truly is amazing.  God brought us together and today Chuck’s medical file says NO MENTAL ILLNESS.  Hold that thought this Valentine’s Day (or today!).  

Here is a review of our topic on love and mental illness this week:

Monday – Quote of the Week – God loves us unconditionally!  When we can get this thought into our consciousness, we learn not to be too anxious about finding true love.  We can rest in love knowing that God has our back!

Tuesday – What are the  6 Simple Ways To Open Up To Your Date About Mental Illness ?  Not being embarrassed is one.  Really?  How?  And what are the other five?

Wednesday – Is Mental Illness and Love really possible?  Chuck opens up here on his heartfelt experience in this not to be missed post of the week!

Thursday – So how do you make Dating while challenged with Mental Illness exciting or simply worry free?  Not going to spill the beans…you gotta find out just how!

Friday – So what do you do while you are waiting?  Dating and Mental Illness – Finding Love has some things we can think about.  Marriage is a school where you get the certificate before the exam.  Why not prepare beforehand?  How?  One way to find out…in Friday’s post!

So who says love and mental illness do not go together?  Certainly not Chuck and I!  We certainly believe in ‘happily ever after’ and wish the same for you!

Please tell us your take on Love and Mental Illness in the comments below

About The Author

Zoe

Zoe met Eze (Chuck) in the 14th year of what turned out to be an 18 year ‘journey’ with mental illness. They got married less than a year of meeting with Zoe fully knowing Chuck had a diagnosis of mental illness. In the 18th year, Chuck defied the odds of mental illness. A consultant psychiatrist signed him off the mental health system with a bill of NO MENTAL ILLNESS. The consultant was so amazed by Chuck’s astonishing recovery that he even questioned how Chuck was diagnosed with mental illness all those years before, in the first place! Today Chuck is free from medication, its dependency and hospitalizations. Zoe’s award nominated book, DEFYING THE ODDS, chronicles the highs and ‘lows’ of this journey. Zoe, often writing from the standpoint of a caregiver, clearly understands that mental illness does not only affect an individual challenged with the disease, but also families, marriages and society as a whole.

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