I just read a Focus on the Family article which reminded me of a question my daughter asked me a couple of months ago. Mikayla and I had been watching an episode of “Rich Bride, Poor Bride” when out of the blue she asked; “Mom, who’s paying for my wedding?”
I have to admit to being a little unprepared for this question. You see, my daughter doesn’t have a boyfriend (that I am aware of anyways) and is ONLY 14 years old. Adding to the shock value of this question, was the fact that we had just finished watching a show where the total cost of the “Princess Bride Wedding” was well over $50,000.
I made note of the question on my ‘Facebook” status and thoroughly enjoyed all the responses to my predicament. I think that I will keep them hidden away in her Baby book and bring them out for a laugh at her actual wedding (hopefully several years down the road!)
Anyway, back to the Focus on the Family article that got me thinking about this again. The title of the article was Considering the case for early marriage - Focus on the Family article by Jim Daly.
Daly noted several points that are worth considering, but the gist of the article flows from the thought by Dr. Mark Regnerus, an associate professor of sociology at the University of 
Brides in biblical days actually got married in their teens… They say that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was probably between 13 and 15 when she married Joseph. And of course, there were those “pre-arranged marriages.” I wonder what the Twenty-something's of today would think of those?
Just possibly this all this comes down to the fact that we have actually been fighting the wrong battle… Maybe we should have been focusing on the real war; the attack against Marriage as God originally intended it…
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