Marriage

So, since I turned the big 3-2 I've had a few people ask about my love life in South Africa. Some asked if I had been interested in a particular person since arriving. Some asked if I was serious about getting married and having children. Some asked if others had been bugging me about it since I'd passed another year as a singleton.

To be honest, it's a strange thing to be black and female in South Africa ... even moreso when you're considered "picky". I have lots of fun telling people that I'm not really interested in men in general ... just Brazilian ones. :o) It's fun to see them run that through their brains and try to matchmake here in South Africa (where the choices are mainly black, white, asian or coloured ... most of them have never even met a Brazilian).

I'm trying to keep an open mind, since this is where I've been living for the past year and will continue to live until God says "move". I'm also trying not to be frustrated as people start pointing out all the single men in church who are around my age.

And, while I'm not impressed with the men here in general, I'm trying to remember that God is bigger than my opinions, impressions, prejudices, preferences, and general lack of interest in being paired up with someone's "greatest pick" for me.

I'm still praying for a guy or two from this country who will help change my heart and mind in this ... God's already done so much to change me. I wouldn't put it past Him.