Unpredictability is beautiful. Therefore, LIFE itself is BEAUTIFUL.
Lessons I've learned recently and continually through life:
GOD loves me individually and IS aware and concerned about my struggles.
"Peace is as close as we are ready for it to be." -Danny Kofoed
Old habits (and may I say opinions) DON'T die hard.
Related to all of these things, the gifts and principles of CHOICE and LOVE walk hand in hand together to make us who we are meant to become.
My life has taken an unexpected and therefore beautiful turn in the form of a man with thick rimmed glasses. He is a constant reminder of God's goodness and love for me.
He is also a reminder that God has a sense of humor.
I always said I would never marry someone younger than me. I also said that I would never get married. I would CONSTANTLY make fun of Mormons who met and got married in less than a year. I guess I am being "compelled to be humble" and both I and the Lord are laughing. What I am really saying is...
I have chosen to marry my best friend.
I have chosen: to cast out fears, doubts and social stigmas, to change my mind and my heart, to love said best friend more purely, deeply and differently than I have loved before, to trust the Lord and his infinite love and wisdom, and to give, to the best of my ability, everything I have to God and to a man who helps me understand the nature and love of God.
Like for many people, these choices have been difficult to make. "It's like life is a test or something."
With 23.75 years under my belt, I must say I don't know very much. I DO KNOW, however, that through faith in Christ, our experiences bad or good, will be for our benefit.
I see that now as I look at a 21 year old tender mercy who plays along with my stupid games and laughs (hysterically) at my stupid jokes. A man who is patient with me, who loves me for me while still expecting me to be better. Someone who inspires me daily to love better and more sincerely God's children.
In short: CHOICE + LOVE = HAPPINESS
