It's Worth Waiting For

I was 26 when I got married. In Utah, that's old. I was to the point in my life that every conversation began with, "So, you seeing anyone special, yet?" One of my nephews even commented one day, "Aunt Alex, are you married yet?" to my negative response he replied, "Well, you better hurry! All the good ones will be gone!"

Despite the comments and loneliness, I knew that when the time was right, I would find my knight in shining armor. When I was in high school my dream was to go away to college, find and marry a man, and start having babies. I graduated from high school, went away to college, and found no one. And no one found me. To some people, I was wasting my time. Sometimes I felt like I was wasting my time. Really, I was making the best friends I would ever have, learning lessons that would help me throughout my life, serving my Savior in Tennessee, and falling in love with different people and finding a new home in a different part of the world. I was spending my time as wisely as I knew how, and I was trying to be accepting and patient - despite what my mom thinks.

I have never regretted one decision that I have made about my life. I have tried to be grateful for every moment, and enjoy it. And then when the time came that I was comfortable with who I was, as a single person, I met Chris, and have never been happier.

Moral of the story, God's plan for you is different, and you should enjoy life while you can, in every season you are in. Marriage to the "right one" is worth waiting for!