So if you’re in this blog just for some fun date ideas, feel free to skip this long post. But if you’ve always been curious about who we are, and why we love each other so much, here it is. Here is Camille’s real life story that I like to call, Why I Love Jacob Whiting With All My Heart.
Why I Love Jacob Whiting With All My Heart
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So happy for you guys. Your maturity shows in this post. Hope life continues to get better and better.
Aw, Camille! I've only been following your blog for a couple months, but I already really liked you guys. And this post made me cry. God is so good, isn't He? What a sweetheart your Jacob is! Thanks you for sharing this with us.
=*) I am so happy for you Camille! Thank you for sharing your story! I feel like a fool for not getting to know you better when we worked together… those darn 2 story buildings! 🙂 You are so beautiful inside and out and while I've never met Jacob, he sounds so perfect for you and I am so happy you two will be together for ever. I can relate to a lot of your story and it actually sounds like it was all happening at the same time. I wish I could have been there for you at the time, I'm sure both of having very similar experiences would have helped us both cope. I am very happy in my marriage now too, so here's to happiness and love!! <3
I remember hearing you tell this story in Relief Society and I am so impressed at what a strong, spiritual woman you are. I think he's equally lucky to have you.
Jared and I really love you guys! You are both so strong and such great examples to us! Thanks for sharing your story again
Hey, I just wanted to say thanks for sharing this story. (We went to school together, hopefully you remember me!) But I love your dating ideas and I love how hard you are working at marriage. What an awful past but I love your husband and your relationship.
XO… That is all. You know we love you two!
oh my goodness, Camille, I cannot believe all that you had to go through. Reading your open, honest, and heart-wrenching story . . . now I can see why you are so head over heels in love with this man! You have every reason to declare from the rooftops (and a blog) your happiness in your new life.
Thanks for sharing all of that Camille. I remember you telling me some of that, but this was more in depth. It made me cry. I'm sorry that you have gone through such a horrific experience. I'm so proud of you for the woman that you are. Remember at your wedding reception when I spoke to you guys? When most of the family was teasing/bothering Jacob about dating and that he was still single (for a few years), I never did. I knew that someone special was out there for him, the timing and the right person hadn't come yet. I always said that I couldn't wait to see the girl that he married because she was going to be something remarkable. And you are my dear. You are.
PS. I love me some Jacob too.
Thanks so much Kelli. It's so true, God is so good to us, things always turn out in the long run! I am loving your blog too- so glad we found each other!
Thanks so much Lisa! And thanks for always sharing the most amazing recipes!
Thanks Jen- We love you kids too! And it's been far too long! Let's double sometime!!!
Karrissa, I totally remember you- who could forget such a fun girl? Thanks so much, I feel so blessed to have my husband and our relationship! From what little I've seen on Facebook you look so happy and have the cutest family! Are you guys in Vegas still? Do you have a blog?
And we love you two! And you two's two! HA hah ha!
Thanks Shannon! I am so in love with Jacob- he's such a winner! It's amazing how things work out better than we ever could have imagined!
Jennie you're so sweet! Thanks so much! I really am grateful for the trials, they are what make us appreciate the happiness in life and realize what we have.
Who doesn't love Jacob? Seriously, I've never met a soul! 🙂
Camille you are amazing! I've never actually heard your story. I was sick the weeks you shared it. But this made me bawl. On a smaller level, I can relate. And I love this. I'm so happy that you and Jacob found each other. You two so deserve each other 🙂
Thanks so much Alexis! I know I'm a lucky girl, he is truly a miracle to me! Hope things are going well for you my dear!
I have been quietly reading your blog for a little while now, and I just found this post and I had to comment and say thank you for sharing!!
I am in the middle of going through a divorce right now, similarly I was on top of the world when I first met my husband and he made me feel like the most amazing girl on the planet. After we got engaged things started to go downhill a little bit but I was able to blame it on the stress of wedding planning and like you, I believed in marriage so strongly I felt for sure we could make it work. I told him we could do therapy together. After we got married he started putting me down, and making me feel terribly about myself.
I am thankful that I had the strength to say enough! But I am still worried about the future, I can already tell my self-esteem has suffered 🙁 So thank you for sharing a beautiful love story and I can only hope I will be lucky enough to say the same someday!
Yael my heart goes out to you! There are few things as challenging as divorce. I can say this, it will get easier, your self-esteem will return, and one day you will find someone who you love more than you could ever imagine! My thoughts and prayers are with you- and keep the faith, love and life can be very different in only a matter or a year or two 🙂
Well, I've never met Jacob, but I love him! 🙂
I'm also a victim of abuse (child abuse) and I found a remarkable guy who helped me pick up the pieces of my life, too.
Hooray for those tall skinny guys with awesome similes who love us unconditionally and help us feel normal again! 🙂
Nat thanks for sharing! I love that there are many happy stories of wonderful men in this world! I'm so glad to hear you're one of them 🙂
I know. You and I are so lucky! Thirteen years and five kids later, my guy still makes me feel safe, loved and beautiful. I never knew I could be this happy!
I really appreciate you sharing your story. As much as I would never wish experiences like ours on anyone, it's nice to know we're not alone and that others understand. Kudos to you for putting yourself out there and telling your story. You're so strong. Jacob is a very lucky guy! 🙂
Hi. I saw your comments on a blog about love and thought the name was familiar. I am the girl your ex dated before you. I am so very grateful you are happy and in a loving, eternal relationship.
This is heartwrenching. I am so glad that you are in a loving, supportive marriage now!
Christy- thanks for commenting! I'm so glad you ended up with a great guy in a happy relationship too! You deserve it!
Thanks Leanne, I appreciate it!
I love following your great ideas on pinterest! Way to go Camille! What an inspiration you are! What a testimony to God loving us and helping us through the poor choices of others!
Just found your blog through browsing the internet. Your story is so so so sweet, it makes me hope to fall in love like you one day.
Love the whole concept of your dates every Friday. Just reading about how you make the most of every day is so inspirational. I'll be checking in regularly from now on 🙂
New to this post, and I have SO MANY thoughts and things to say. I have a very similar story, eerily similar (why is it that this horrible thing happens to so many of us, yet we are told over and over again that it doesn't!??!). Hugs to you and Jacob, I am so glad you found each other.
xox
So, I don't know why I've never read this post before, but I learned a lot more details about your story today. Thank you for sharing them! I just sent the link to this post to a friend of mine who has been going through something extremely similar for the past six months. She's an amazing woman, like you, who deserves nothing but the best, like you have in your life! 🙂
Oh, this post totally made me cry! It seems that sometimes, when God sees fit to let us experience horrible trials, He then makes up for it all with amazingly wonderful blessings afterwards. You deserve all the happiness in the world…every woman does!