A prayer for when getting what you wanted wasn't enough.

By Betsy St. Amette Haddex, read by Leah Martin.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and

steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments to a thousand

generations.

Deuteronomy 7.9.

As a young woman I believed that getting married was the ultimate fairy tale.

Cinderella found her prince and all was well, happily ever after, right?

Then I got married and I figured, no, happiness was actually found in cementing marriage with children.

After all there's always a sequel to the Disney movie.

Then I reckoned Surely Happiness Lay in getting a novel published and accomplishing a

longtime dream. So one daughter, 14 novels and one divorce later, I found myself still unhappy, still achy, and longing.

But I chalked it up to the fact that I'd been abandoned by my ex and I simply needed to replace my happily ever after with a new one.

I needed Prince Charming to slip that glass-high heel on my freshly pedicured toes. Then I'd have what I wanted.

Four bad relationships later, I realized glass slippers were really hard to walk in.

Plus, I could never figure out that trademark loose tendril princess bun.

Prince Charming didn't exist.

Well, I was right and wrong. Turns out there is a prince that I'd

confused his identity with ones in fleshly form. Something God has been teaching me the hard way

is that there is no dream that is deeply fulfilling

outside of Him.

As a woman who has now walked through divorce, outside of him.

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