You're Married?

                                   

                                            It's pretty well known that I am married. Not only that I am married, but that I am 17. Not only am I 17, but I was married at 16. To be honest, getting married to the love of my life at 16 was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I LOVE being married. I get to spend everyday with my best friend. How much better could it get?!  I know, I know, "You're still in the honeymoon stage.". Yea, probably,and I'd like it to stay that way. I know it won't always be peachy, and believe me it haves't been perfect. We've been through a lot in our 8 months of marriage. But, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?
                                     
 I work in a store called Talbots. For those of you who read that with a question mark in mind, Talbots is a high end store for women. It rocks. Now, it already throws people off a little when they walk into the store and I say "Hi, How are you today? Can I help you find anything?" Seeming I look like I'm 13, I understand their confusion. No offense taken. Can you imagine there faces when they  see that I'm married? It's pretty funny. I will be talking about the fit of a sweater and all of a sudden the question comes up. " You're married?!" I'm used to it by now. But, can't help but laugh a little. I've  heard a variety of responses.  "You're so young!", "Where you pregnant?!", oh and my favorite, "You don't know what you want yet!" My response? Yes, I am young. No, I wasn't pregnant. and Yes, I do know what I want. I know that I want whatever God wants for my life. My life is His.

                                    Tyler and I were reading some blogs the other day about young married couples. Specifically blogs that where written by Christian young married couples. We found ourselves laughing often at things we could relate to and saying "That's so true!". But, one thing we laughed hardest at was the fact that most of the "young married couples" got married when they were 19-21! Ha! That's at least 3 years older then me! But, their stories were so much like what we have been through. In our culture, yes, getting married at 19,20,21, even 22, is really young. As I was reading the blogs I got thinking. So, I kept thinking and here's what I thought.
                                   Tyler and I are young. That's true. We don't know everything. As a matter of fact....we know very little. We have a lot to learn. And that's good! We get to learn and grow together. Any couple who I know who has been married for any amount of time has times when they disagree, misunderstand, or when they don't get along with there spouse. The truth is every couple young and old goes through the things that marriage has. Marriage is GOOD. But it is work. I think that marriage doesn't have everything to do with age. It has to do with maturity and understanding. Ty and I understand that marriage is a picture God gave us. We understand that it is work. We understand that we have to work things out in order to make it work. It all comes down to the fact that we love each other. We want to glorify God together as a married couple. So,yes, I am married. Yes, I'm young. I wouldn't change anything if I could. I love my husband and I am so thankful I got to meet him so early in life!