{"id":23030,"date":"2025-10-16T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=23030"},"modified":"2025-11-13T05:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:44:37","slug":"23030-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=23030","title":{"rendered":"A Night of Love and Great Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Oh, what a night! Tonight, my precious granddaughter Alexia and her handsome, godly fianc\u00e9 Winston will tie the knot \u2014 and tie it tight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our hearts are bursting with joy as these two beautiful souls become one. But before the wedding bells ring, I have to tell you about last night \u2014 a night brimming with love, laughter, and memories to last a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rehearsal was filled with joyful nerves and happy tears. Carl and I were honored to lead the parade \u2014 our official \u201cwalk down the aisle\u201d practice! Then came the rehearsal dinner, hosted by Winston\u2019s parents, Richard and Mindy Rose \u2014 what a gracious, faith-filled family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winston is their youngest, their miracle boy. After two daughters and the heartbreak of losing a child before birth \u2014 BUT GOD! \u2014 He sent Winston, a precious gift whose heart beats for the Lord, his family, and now his bride, Alexia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Roses rolled out a feast fit for royalty \u2014 Tennessee barbecue that would make any pitmaster proud. Over sixty guests from all across the U.S., Canada, and even London gathered to celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Stories, laughter, and love flowed freely \u2014 every word a reflection of gratitude for what God has done in bringing these two together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, I had my turn at the mic (a Nana never passes that up!). I spoke about my one granddaughter among five grandsons, our pink and precious \u201cgirl power\u201d bedroom, and the way Alexia grew into a confident, articulate young woman who loves Jesus deeply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could barely hold back tears as I watched her and Winston lock eyes \u2014 their love is steady, strong, and God-ordained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, they begin their forever \u2014 a love story written by the Author of all love. I\u2019ve prayed for this day since Alexia was small, and God has exceeded every expectation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So tonight, yes, I\u2019ll shed a few tears \u2014 joyful, grateful ones. Because when God writes the story, it\u2019s always a masterpiece. From this day forward, may their marriage reflect His faithfulness, His joy, and His amazing grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we celebrate a forever love \u2014 one written by the Author of all love. \u2764\ufe0f

#ForeverRose #FaithfulGod #NanaJoy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oh, what a night! Tonight, my precious granddaughter Alexia and her handsome, godly fianc\u00e9 Winston will tie the knot \u2014 and tie it tight! Our hearts are bursting with joy as these two beautiful souls become one. But before the wedding bells ring, I have to tell you about last night \u2014 a night brimming…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7417,8445,1210,1769,16661,1392,2309,32826,38,736,40,32825,896,32822,6315,4220,32819,32824,32823,32652],"class_list":["post-23030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alexia-wallace","tag-barbeque","tag-blog","tag-christian","tag-dinner","tag-facebook","tag-forever-love","tag-girl-power","tag-gratitude","tag-great-expectations","tag-inspiration","tag-mic","tag-miracle","tag-night-of-love","tag-parade","tag-rehearsal","tag-tennessee","tag-walk-down-the-aisle","tag-wedding-bells","tag-winston-rose"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23030"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23221,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23030\/revisions\/23221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}