My Matchmaker

My dear friend, Rosemary, is my matchmaker.  She is very happily married and wishes the whole world would be as happily married as she is.  Thus, she frequently encourages me to join the online dating services to meet eligible men.  Wellllllllllllllll. . . for one thing, I don't have time!  I've got a lot of projects in the works and enjoy working on all of them.

For another thing, I do meet a lot of men.  In my age bracket, there are very few men eligible to marry, that I would consider dating.  Most of them are far too aggressive for me!

A very nice looking gentleman came up to me at our church mission one year and introduced himself,  "Hi, I'm ----- , I'm a widower and interested in getting married again. I'm new to this church.  Could you show me where to sit?"  No kidding!  If he would have left off the bit about "getting married again," I may have been more helpful.  I directed him to a suitable seat and told him I had to help out in the kitchen which was true.

Several years ago, I met a single man from my church who was living abroad, visiting relatives here.  I don't believe in love at first sight, but this was definitely love at first sight. Even after knowing him just a short time, I was yearning to return with him to where he was living.  Yet, at the time, I had other family and job responsibilities I could not/would not give up to move on the other side of the world.  In a way, I still mourn and regret refusing him.

Lord, I praise and thank You for all the loving people in my life - those who are in my life now and those who have passed through my life at one time.