Once Upon a Time...

in a far away land, there was a girl who dreamed of falling in love with a boy.

At the age of 6, she decided that her husband would not be the boy who made the teacher mad. That wasn't being very nice.

At age 11, she decided it wouldn't be the boy who made fun of her walk. Retard was the worst word ever invented, in her opinion. That also wasn't very nice.

At age 16, she decided it would not be the guy who just made inappropriate comments around her. That wasn't nice either.

At age 21, she decided it wouldn't be the boy she didn't have squat in common with, but still managed to spend a lot of with him. That would be settling.

She decided she wanted more in life.

At age 22, she had a crush on a boy the same age as her. He was the most popular boy in the dorms, and they had a lot in common. However, the more she got to know the boy, the more she realized he was a BOY and viewed life differently than she did. The remained friends, but he wasn't her prince charming.

At age 24, she met Jesus in her dorm room. She said a prayer and realized life had more meaning than what she thought.

So she watched.

She watched some incredible people around her walk out their walks with amazing strength.

One boy waited a year and a half to tell the girl of his dreams that she was the one because He waited on God to say "Go".

Another girl prayed specifically for her spouse, and wrote everything down. She got every one of those prayers met, and then some.

Another girl waited and waited and is now dating the guy of her dreams.

However, the girl still wondered when her time would come.

She was happy for everyone around her, but wondered when her dream was going to come true.

The guy who would come along and sweep her off her feet.

The guy who would pray with her, hold her hand, and seek God with her.

Then someone came along. Someone who was everything she dreamed of, and made her happy in ways she didn't understand. She thought her dreams had come true. And then reality hit, and she was left to wonder why God gave that to her if she wasn't to have it.

Then God spoke to her.

And told her to wait, and that happy endings really do happen.

And although it wasn't the way she wanted it today.

It's worth the wait.

So, the little gal sat with her pup on the couch and prayed to God.

And now believes that dreams really do come true.

But sometimes you have to wait for it to happen.

And it's okay to dream along the way.

So she decided that one day people would talk about her the way she speaks of others.

And she would be faithful in her walk with the Lord.

And even in the waiting...

She would be happy and content and dream....

...for happily ever after...