"You'll be alright by the time you get married"

When I was a little girl, my Daddy didn't like it when I cried. He would always tell me, "You'll be alright by the time you get married!". Well, I've been married over 37 years and I am still waiting for things to be "alright"!

I am glad that my Dad is not here to see me go through this experience with cancer, it would have been very hard on him. I remember when I was in labor with my first child, Sarah, he would come in the room and I would try and act like it didn't hurt. I should have won an academy award for that acting!

When I was young, my Daddy was the one I looked to for comfort, security, and protection. I am so thankful that I have a greater "Daddy". My Father God cares more about me than my earthly father could possibly. When I was little my goal was to hang in there until I "got married" and things would be alright.

Now that I am old, I know that my Father God has prepared a place in heaven just for me, and I have decided that is the "alright" I will set my sights on.