I Was Blind (Dating), But Now I See: My Misadventures in Dating, Waiting, and Stumbling Into Love

"This is how a girl with practically zero dating experience and a shyness around boys that dated back to circa 1987 mustered up the courage to say yes to not one but eight blind dates... and how she did so with all the elegance of a pit bull in a tutu."

Stephanie was starting to feel invisible. All around her, friends were getting married and having babies, and she found herself decidedly alone. Stephanie couldn't help but wonder if there was something broken in her—was she not pretty enough? Not fun enough? Not dateable enough (whatever that meant)? So she started praying in earnest for God to bring the right man into her life.

Instead, he brought her matchmakers.

Eight of them to be precise.

Charming, vulnerable, and (who are we kidding?) often mortifying, I Was Blind (Dating), but Now I See is the true story of a young woman who tried really hard to find someone to fall in love with—even when she mostly just ended up falling flat on her face. Yet amid the most cringe-worthy setups and awkward encounters, Stephanie's journey shows how God's grace and love can meet us in ways we could never have imagined—once we open our eyes to see.