A Mostly Humorous Look at Being Single

Not too long ago, I had an older woman (well, older than me) tell me that I was "lucky" I was now single. I don't think she's too happy in her marriage! I thought it was a very odd comment to make. I don't feel "lucky" at all. But I decided that I've been expending too much thought lately about my status. In the spirit of "taking a positive outlook", here is a lighter look at being single...

Things I Get to Enjoy Now That I'm Single

1.    I can fart with abandon. (I saw this phrase on a card and couldn't resist.)
2.    I can eat goldfish crackers in bed.
3.    I can put the litter box in the bathtub.
4.    I can go to bed in the same sweats I wore all day.
5.    I can turn on the T.V. at 2 a.m.
6.    I am privileged to get to remove various small creatures (both dead and alive) from my room all   by myself.
7.    If my hair is sticking out in the back, nobody cares.
8.    I can chase the neighbor's dog off (the one that's as big as a small pony) wearing my Spider Man bedroom slippers.
9.    I can take the trash down to the dumpster at midnight.
10.  I can spread my sewing stuff all over the dining room table and leave it there for days.
11.  I can sit outside and watch the sunset and not worry that dinner's not ready.
12.  For that matter, I can skip dinner. Or eat two dinners. And eat them any time I want.
13.  I can turn on my electric blanket without making someone else too hot.
14.  I can sleep sideways across the bed.
15.  I can sit in the back row at church.
16.  I can watch NCIS  for hours. And in the living room if I prefer.
17.  I can talk to myself out loud.
18.  I can stay out after work as late as I like - if I had somewhere to go.
19.  I can build my own fires.
20.  I can use all the towel racks.
21.  I can do my own minor home repairs.
22.  I can buy my own tires for my car.
23.  I can read all night...with the light on.
24.  I can sleep with the cats.
25.  I could get some chickens or a goat, if I wanted to.
26.  I can skip shaving my legs in the winter.
And finally...
27.  I don't have to hold my stomach in when naked.

Don't get me wrong. I'd rather be married. But since that option was taken away from me, I might as well embrace my freedom. Right? Hmmm...

The main thing I'm learning is that I can enjoy depending on God alone. While I still believe that God designed marriage to last forever, sometimes it just doesn't. But that doesn't mean that I am destined for misery the rest of my life. I can joke about silly things but God is so good, so present, so involved in my life that it is impossible to cry for too long. I recently started a "blessing jar" and it is exciting to see the little scraps of paper, all with something written on them that I'm thankful for, filling up the jar. I'm hoping and praying that 2015 is a year filled with growth, acceptance, forgiveness, and contentment as I draw closer to the Savior that holds my very breath in His hands.