Cowboy Boots

I need a pair of cowboy boots. A pair with slick leather, that dance well, in the moonlight in a parking lot or at a dinner banquet. They've got to have enough traction to not send me catapulting down the sidewalk in rainy weather though. Also, I'll need a light pair. I need to be able to run, for something important or away from things that scare me. But, they need to be heavy enough to kick butt too... Phew, these boots are looking harder and harder to find! Let's see, what else? The ideal pair of boots would be good-looking, not ankle boots, not thigh-highs either though. They'd need to be able to take whatever life throws at them, because I'll wear them in the rain and snow or in the summer sun... I like when they get to looking a little scuffed-up, because then it means they've been with me through good times and bad. I'll also need a pair that will go great with jeans, or a pretty sundress, or whatever I happen to put on...

Hmm...

Oh, I know! They just HAVE to be comfortable! I mean, I know there will be that initial break-in period, where I'll get a blister or two, but I'll be able to suffer through those little things, because once this pair of boots is broken in, I won't ever part with them.

The funniest part of my search for boots has been trying them on. I have tried on a few, looked at even more, but I have yet to find that perfect pair.

So now that we've gone through the nuances of boot shopping, I've got a confession. I have the most PERFECT pair of Marlboro boots that I bought last year. What I realized today during a conversation at dinner though, was that the way I feel about boots is the way I feel about finding a husband.

I don't expect it to be an easy thing, but I do know that I want to feel about the man that I marry the way I feel about those boots, only a thousand times more. I trust that God will let me know when it's the right one too, and I'm trusting His guidance in telling me which ones are worth trying on, and which ones I shouldn't even give a second glance.

One of my favorite hymns says it best, and we'll leave it at that.

Here I am Lord, is it I Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night.
I will go Lord, if You lead me.
I will hold Your people in my heart.