Overcoming My Pride

Those who know me well know that it was never my intention to get married young. I even had a habit of looking down on or pitying those girls who got married fresh out of high school, or even while in college, because their lives seemed so stressful. Plus marriage was a big decision, why rush? Take your time, date while you're in school, and THEN get married. It seemed like that would make things a lot easier.

Here's a picture of me at my high school graduation in 2010

When Jake and I started dating I knew there was something different about him, as cheesy as that may sound. And when I started praying about marrying him, I discovered something very quickly: I was going to have to swallow my pride and admit that I had been wrong about the best time for me to get married. 

It was an extremely difficult process for me to admit that I had to give up my plan (school, then marriage) because it wasn't what God had in mind for me. I'm grateful that even though I'm a stubborn person, I was able to change the path I was on in order to do what was right. And once I made that decision, my stubbornness became a strength because no one else could convince me that I was making the wrong choice!

The moral of the story is this: never tell God you've got your life completely figured out, because chances are pretty good that there's something unexpected waiting in the wings. I'm so glad I gave my unexpected change a chance, and married Jake!

People say that the first year of marriage is the hardest. While our first year hasn't been a piece of cake and Jake and I have definitely had our struggles, it hasn't been as difficult as I was anticipating. So if things only go up from here, I can't wait to see what the future years of marriage have in store for us!