Shopping

I absolutely hate shopping for jeans! It seems like such a waste of time to me, because I have to look so hard for a pair that fits right. Because I'm tall, 'average' jeans do not fit in the least. Sometimes even 'tall' jeans don't. So first I look for ones that might actually go down to my heels so I don't get frostbiten ankles. Then I have to find ones that fit me right on my hips. If they're too tight or too loose, they will annoy me so much! It seems I've never been an exact size, but I'm always halfway in between. I wish that my favourite store would just take my measurements and have a pair of jeans made to fit me perfectly. I've always thought Laura Engalls Wilder, the author of the Little House on the Prairie series, had it nice--her clothes and shoes (don't even get me started on shoes!) were made to fit HER, not random measurements of some other girl. She didn't have the frustrations of trying to find clothing and shoes that fit her, because they were made specially for her.

When asked to describe dating, I stated it was like trying on clothes to see if they fit. For some, that is all they know. A girl will try out so many different guys until she finds one she wants, then she decides he's a keeper, takes him home, only to find flaws later, so she 'returns' him and restarts the whole ordeal.

Wouldn't it be nice if someone could just take our measurements and make a pair of jeans that fit PERFECTLY? You can actually find websites that will do this (and for a halfway decent price), because it's marketable. People don't want to spend hours shopping for a 'good enough' pair when they can get a perfect pair with a tape measure and a few clicks.

Finding a husband these days looks a lot like trying to find a good pair of jeans, except it takes a lot more time and effort--after all we have more requirements for a man than we do for our denim! And then girls go through dating relationships a lot faster than a pair of jeans. I don't see where they get the time for so many dating relationships in order to find 'the one.' Wouldn't it be nice if someone could just make a man that was just right, and send him at the perfect time? Sound too good to be true? It's not. It's called matchmaking and it's not obsolete. AND--It does not require a prying old yente of a Jewish matchmaker. Our Maker is more than qualified as a Matchmaker. Does he not know you even better than you know yourself? Not only that but he knows all those boys! And he knows which of the millions of men out there is a perfect match for your every detail and your every quirk. Is it beyond His means to arrange circumstances so that one might meet the person to whom they are to be married? Could it be possible that God really needs our help when he already knows who 'the one' is?

Why not wait on Him and instead focus your attention on serving God as you are--single--and trust the He will meet your needs?

I'm leaving my matchmaking to God, and in the meantime, wish me luck! I'm off to find a pair of jeans that look good, are comfortable, and won't cost me my entire dowry. . .wait. . .I mean salary