My sixteenth birthday was the day I thought no other day could trump. I remember getting off the bus to a big red bow placed neatly across the windshield of a red two door Pontiac. Little did I know, I would soon be utterly shattered by my secret crush (who will remain unnamed). Later that night I prayed. "Dear God, one day can you please send me someone to love and who will love me back. please make it someone who will pick up after himself, who will wash clothes when I ask him to, someone who is strong and is good with his hands. Also God, I need someone who can make me laugh and who will be my best friend." As I cried out to God about how I had been hurt that day I added one thing to my prayer. " Dear God this love you will send, please don't let him hurt me, leave me or forsake me. I want to trust him more than I trust myself."
I have always been told God answers prayers in his time and not our own. This implies that this is a slow process and we should be patient. While this is true it wasn't the case in this story! I turned sixteen on February 7, 2001. I shared my first kiss with the love of my life on March 18, 2001. God worked quickly!!! We were married August 6, 2005 at the highest point in Alabama, Mt. Cheaha.
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