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I sat around the table at Ruby Tuesday with three of my closest friends several months ago and my friend Jennifer said these words to me:

 In the year 2014, I challenge you to stop saying you’re never getting married.

My pride welled up. I wanted to defend myself. I wanted to tell her how stupid her challenge was. But I couldn’t. I couldn’t, because she was right.

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Photo Credit: Joybot via Compfight cc


I was speaking words over myself that were not part of God’s plan for me. 
So I agreed that I was up for the challenge.
I sat around the lunch table during a family visit home when my grandmother said these words to me, after other family members attempted to hook me up with the local mortician:

Do you think I will live long enough to see you get married?

I took a bite of my sandwich before replying, “I’m only 30 people! Give me a break.” I considered sharing the news with her that I was never getting married, but quickly remembered I had agreed to the challenge that those words were no longer part of my vocabulary.
I still struggle with the fear of getting married. 
I originally wrote this post for my friends over at Single Roots. Click here to read the rest of the post and learn how I’m overcoming this fear.

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