Knights Becoming and a Lady in Waiting

Arranged Marriages

I prayed for boys before I had children.  I prayed hard... and God listened.

See, I understand boys (to an extent).  Although I come from a family of four girls and no boys, I always hung out with the boys in school.  My best friends were male.  Hey, I married a male.  (Okay, with a quick sidetrack, go contact your senator on preserving the sanctity of marriage.  See WaitingontheLord here).

With boys you go camping, hiking, running, biking, boating, fishing, and skiing.  With boys, you get up and decide to play outside all day, with brief breaks for water or peeing in the bushes.  With boys, you don't stress over the fact that you didn't brush their hair that morning (that week) or that they missed a bath once.  They're boys.  It's okay.

Girls need hair things.  They should be dressed neatly.  You should teach them things like cooking (I got a C in high school), sewing (I flunked), and the art of gentle persuasion (as opposed to my rather energetic style of argumentation).  Did I mention hair things?  This is from a mommy who might be able to manage a ponytail.

God blessed me with three boys in a row.  I was ecstatic.  Okay, I hadn't expected the mud, the love of roughhousing, or one's desire to pick his nose no matter what incentive I used, but I was still thrilled.  We spent hours outdoors.  We picked up worms and let them curl up in our hands.  We have trains, cars, and dinosaurs scattered throughout the house.

But boys grow up to get married... and leave you.  They don't call unless the wife makes them (I can prove this based on the males in my immediate extended family, although there are a few exceptions.)  The Bible says in Genesis 2:24 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh."  Admittedly, my mom still lost two of her daughters to the roaming bug, but one lives in the same house as she does and a second one lives less than five miles away.  This is a strength of daughters.

God blessed me with a daughter.  I'm still a bit uncertain about how to do the whole "ribbons and curls" bit, but I am so grateful that I have this little being who will forever be attached to me and, I pray, will one day consider me her best friend the way I consider my mom mine.

But she might want to get married someday.

Her husband might move her away from me.

So, here's the deal.  If you have a boy, roughly age five or less, who would be willing to live in Illinois (or wherever I am at the time) for the rest of his life, is loving, knows God, and has never ever been exposed to a mother-in-law joke, I'd like to talk to you about an arranged marriage.  Photos aren't entirely necessary, but we can exchange them at some point if you want.  The best part of the deal is that I'm raising my daughter already to keep her male counterparts in touch with extended family, so you can expect your son to stay in contact, whether he particularly wants to or not.

Just leave a comment below and I'll start taking applications.  No rush.  You have at least 30 years or so.   If you don't think Princess Moo is a fit for your boy, go to JenIg's site.  She's thinking about starting a Homeschoolers Courting site.

You'll find my boys there.

Just letting you know ...

3:36 PM, May. 19, 2006 .. Posted by DiWilliams

I linked to this in my latest post - I don't know how to trackback!
Blessings ~ Diane

Hmm...we could be on to something :)

9:45 PM, May. 19, 2006 .. Posted by eakrabel

I have a five year old son and live in Illinois. We're doing our best to raise a young knight. Plus, he's a cutie. Huge brown eyes and eyelashes so long that it's just wrong for a boy to have them. You can see his picture on my blog. Check out my archives and look for the post about his birthday in March.

Maybe we should talk in about twenty years! LOL!

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8:05 AM, May. 20, 2006 .. Posted by ElCloud

Well, I have a 5 yo boy we're trying to mold into a gentleman, but we're really hoping to keep our children here in Kansas, as much as possible.

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4:11 PM, May. 25, 2006 .. Posted by 3menandalittlelady

Interesting! I have a four year old boy with a big huge heart. He is very strongwilled though, but I pray God uses that to make him a strong, tender leader! We live on the border of Illinois. I think I am going to start praying for my children's mates. They are out there somewhere (if they are born yet). Blessings! Beth