Sometimes when things get crazy…i.e., three kids, husband, homeschooling, church activities and commitments, friends, laundry, cooking, cleaning, dentist appointments, doctor appointments, being the kids chauffeur, buying a house and getting ready to move, making sure you are keeping good communication with friends, getting your quiet time with God everyday…only to sit down at the end of the day utterly exhausted and that’s only the beginning.

Then…you take a few moments to finally catch a breath and catch up on your social networking and see all the single people posting about how they are enjoying their life at the beach or traveling somewhere abroad and it’s easy to look and say, ‘man, life was much simpler when I was single…I wish I could go back to those days’. It’s easy to remember what it was like being single. I was my own boss, didn’t have to think of anyone else but myself, I could go away and close the door, I could get in the car and leave whenever I wanted etc. Single people have no idea what life is like with all that I mentioned in the beginning.

Ok…I get it…I had a momentary lapse of reason…haha!

In my momentary lapse of reason filled with jealousy and envy, I heard the Holy Spirit say to me…”never give up, it’s worth it all’. As I stopped and thought about it, He is right! Isn’t He always right? I wouldn’t have it any other way. Yes, life is enormously busy with family and any other things that get piled on top of it. But, family is the fruit of all my labors and my reward is watching them develop into the beautiful and unique people God created them to be, not what I created them to be. I’m thankful for each one of them. I’m thankful for the times I get overwhelmed because it’s just another opportunity for the Holy Spirit to come and say, “Veronica, it’s all going to be ok…it’s worth it all”.

In the end, I hope all single individuals could experience what I have experienced on a daily basis for 18 years. I wouldn’t change a thing. I experienced life growing inside of me, I have experienced living with my best friend every day and learning to work through challenges and conflict with him that could have gone the opposite way and ended in disaster. In the end, we learned how to come together for each other and strengthen our relationship on a daily basis, which allows us to watch our kids grow up into 3 beautiful, amazing and powerful young women. But most of all, I enjoy being able to partner with someone where we walk hand in hand to engage and embrace life on a daily basis. There is something uniquely powerful when two people come together and eventually find their steps coming into unity and forming a propelling stride.

So I pray for all those who are currently single and desire to be married, that you would find that person who will come along side you, arm in arm and that your steps would come into unity. I pray that you will have a bond that no force could ever break. I pray that you are faithful to keep your heart, thoughts and mouth aligned with heaven so when the day comes you are prepared to step into stride with that special someone. Your life will never be the same!