Daring to be....Me

Why is it that even though I seem to be ok with my singleness, those around me are not in agreement?

Is it really coming to this?

I've had two instances this summer that have made me stop and rethink this whole "contentment" thing. The sad thing is that if I tried to change my status, I wouldn't be doing it so much for myself, as I would be for others to leave me alone!! Uggh.

And if you are wondering what has led me to draw these conclusions, allow me to expound...

Scenario #1--Picture me being drug out onto the dance floor of my cousin's wedding to catch that STUPID bouquet, with my great aunt (the one who was dragging me) yelling the entire time, "We have to get YOU married off before 37!" Upon arrival, I looked around to find that I was the only "single" girl over the age of 13 in that entire joint. ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? It's me (age 31) and a bunch of girls 13 and under, waiting and hoping to catch that bouquet so WE could be the ones to marry next. Riiigght. (FYI--I've caught bouquets AT LEAST 10 times before and it still hasn't worked!! GIVE IT UP!! Brides, don't put your single friends through the torture!)


Which leads me to...
Scenario #2--Picture me sitting in church this morning, when my mom passes me a note. (I figured this would be good, since I can't remember the last time she wrote me a note during the service. She usually just leans over to point out who's there or not.)

The note said this: "I should introduce you to this guy from work and his wife--and their cousin."

My Response: "WHY?"

Mom's Reply: Smile.

My Response: "Would this cousin, happen to be male and single?"

Mom's Reply: Smile.

At this point I automatically got a stomach ache.

Fast forward with me to the end of service...
Mom: "I really need to introduce you to this guy."

Me: "No Mom. Really that's ok." (Looking for an exit out, as I noticed these people walking towards us.)

What follows is somewhat of a blur, but I know that there were the introductions, small talk, and then "the cousin" asking, "So do we want to go to lunch?"

Me: "Ummm.....Mom, weren't we going to go to the movies this afternoon."

Mom: "Well, we could just go to lunch and skip the movies."

Me: Speechless and out of other options for escape....so I politely excuse myself to go see some other people...leaving plans up to mom.

I knew what mom's plans would be, so I found out that a huge group of people were going to the mexican restaurant in town and said, "Hey, let's all go there." (Knowing full well in my mind, that there's safety in numbers!)

We get in the car to head that direction and the dialogue went something like this:

Me: "Mom, why do I feel like I'm being set up?"

Mom: "Well..."

Me: "Did you know about this before hand?"

Mom: "Not exactly."

Me: "What did you know?"

Mom: "Well, they asked about you and said they should get you two together. I told them you would only be at church this Sunday and they said they would see what they could do. (Side Note: "Cousin" is from out of town).

Me: "So he came down here just to meet me?"

Mom: Smile


Me: Proceed to have increased stomach pains


Lunch wasn't that bad, thanks to my reinforcements. "Cousin" was nice, but I SERIOUSLY hate being set up...especially when I'm the only one out of the loop on the whole thing!!


And so I end my night with this question,

IS THIS WHAT BEING SINGLE IN YOUR 30'S LOOKS LIKE?

If so, my response is this...
Come Lord Jesus, come.