How Romantic...

Speaking of not knowing where life will take me...I never would have thought that I would end up marrying my "high school sweetheart", or even that I would have someone who would qualify as a high school sweetheart. When I was in junior high, the parents of one of my close friends had been high school sweethearts, and I thought that was so romantic. Almost like a fairy-tale, like in the movies. I never thought it would happen to me. In the spirit of Valentines Day, I thought I would share my romantic story...

My freshman year in high school I met and began "dating" Drummer Boy. Well actually, you can't really call it dating, since I was too young to even ride in the car with him. I would ride my bike over to his house or he would come over to mine and we would hang out. Eventually, after about 6 months, my parents did allow me to start dating him. I guess they realized that he wasn't just a little fling. I remember feeling sick to my stomach often during the first month or so that we were together, and my father telling me that I was "lovesick". Drummer Boy was the first boy that I ever kissed.

During my junior year, I began looking at colleges. Initially I was only interested in schools in Texas because I didn't want to be too far away from Drummer Boy. I think my parents had bigger aspirations for me. They wanted me to broaden my horizons and consider some of the more elite private schools in other parts of the U.S. My father sat down with me and asked, "Amy, do you think you are going to marry Drummer Boy?" I can't imagine what went through his mind when his 16 year old daughter answered, "yes". But, he kept his composure and explained that if we were meant to be together, we would be, no matter how far away I went to school. And he was right. Drummer Boy went to west Texas and I went to Tennessee. And we broke up and dated other people. But in the end, we realized that we only wanted to be with each other. He moved out to Nashville after graduating and one year later we got married...and lived happily ever after.

I'm not sure why God chose a "fairy-tale" story for my love-life. I have a hard time believing that God wants to give me the desires of my heart, even though he has done it time and time again. What I do know is that His plan for our lives is the best plan, even when it is not all roses and rainbows. And so I'll just trust in that, and look forward to where life might take me next.