tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705243732579486452.post7955150221404375581..comments2015-02-24T12:58:03.464-05:00Comments on Roses & Silk: Nobody Told MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08477765419845625948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705243732579486452.post-64200477824035294642013-01-21T17:08:04.519-05:002013-01-21T17:08:04.519-05:00I really enjoyed reading your post Amanda. Thank ...I really enjoyed reading your post Amanda. Thank you for being so open about your life. I am happily married (4 years and counting) and one thing I would also add would be the incredible opportunities that are available to those without husbands or families to care for. (I know this really isn't what single women like to hear but it is so true!) Before I married I was able to participate in a number of ministry opportunities that simply aren't available when one is married: things like spending a summer on an Indian Reservation for one. (There are numerous ministry opportunities for me now but they are just different.) One of the things I miss both about my single days is the amount of time to just pour into and study God's Word and read great Christian books. (I simply cannot devote as much time now as I use to with all of my responsibilities.) <br /><br />As I think about my own marriage I am so incredibly thankful for God's timing. I really wouldn't have been ready for my husband if he had come along a couple of years before he did. He might not have been ready for me either although he says differently. ;) God's timing is perfect even though it is hard at times. Praying that you will take every opportunity and use your singleness for the glory of God. :) Amanda E. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705243732579486452.post-4396038648329730512013-01-21T11:45:07.155-05:002013-01-21T11:45:07.155-05:00Good one Amanda! I know exactly what you're sa...Good one Amanda! I know exactly what you're saying. Lucky for me, (even nearing thirty) I am still excited for people I know when they "find someone", get engaged, get married. I don't have the "announcement=blues" link, (which I'm glad of!) The blues get to have their own little corner unattached to life's happenings.<br /> One thing I've discovered that helps me somewhat is I've found that I can't say I'd TRADE straight-across with Anybody. Nobody I know has a "total package" that I'd trade my life for theirs. I just wouldn't! <br /> I know maybe a lot of folks might like to trade with someone else, so this trick won't help them.... But I've enjoyed delving deep into the little details, and find everyone's life is filled with small tragedies, even those who "look happy!"<br /> When I consider the facts, all of them, including the unpleasant ones, I prefer my own life. There's a saying that says "If we threw all of our troubles into a pile, and could pick anyone's instead, we would quickly grab our own and run."<br /> In fact, I may envy the excitement of an relationship, the announcement, the ring, the Wedding! But after all of that: you're stuck with a person who isn't "a dream" but totally real, and only the "right one" will be anyone worth working hard with for a good marriage. <br /> I do not envy them their husbands. Or their lives. <br /> So while I wait for MY husband, I'll live My life the best I can.<br /> And trust that the Lord is hammering that guy into shape! ;-)E. KaIser Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com