This is a picture of my future.. I took this picture of my fiance while we were "house shopping." We looked at every mobile home on the lot. Right now I'm going to college, so I'm stuck paying for tuition and books, and I only get to work weekends when I don't have classes. My fiance, however, works at the bread factory. If only we were rolling in the right kind of dough. You see, this isn't what I pictured in my head. I thought when I got engaged I'd be able to get married and live with my spouse so we could get ready to start a family. Unfortunately, that's not so. I see all these other couples who seem to have it all figured out. They had the dream wedding and bought the dream house, or the perfect starter home. We on the other hand, are in constant battle with our finances. We don't have credit. It's not that we have bad credit, we just don't have none. It seems like stuff just pops up all the time. Family needs help. Car messes up. Something! If it's not one thing, then it's another. I find myself frustrated and stressed. When are we gonna get a house? Have you even been saving? Stop helping everyone, we can't even help ourselves! When I hear myself, I sound horrible. In reality, God holds our future. I don't always know what that looks like, but I do know that we are in our own waiting period. Instead of focusing on what all we don't have, we should be thankful for what we do. I need to be patient and be there to help build my fiance up rather than tear him down for circumstances out of our control. We should use this time to better prepare our hearts for marriage and put our trust in God. #beunveiled @unveiledwife