I often think (and pray) about who my children will someday marry.

Some of the best advice that I’ve ever heard about choosing a mate I recently heard while watching a talk show. The guest said that instead of looking for someone to share the good times with, we should choose someone who we would want to go through the very worst that life has to dump at our doorstep.

I found that statement both wise and truthful. So many times we only consider the good times – the fun we will have – the laughs that we will share. And while all that is important, it is but a small portion of what life is really like. The truth is that the person you want by your side “till death do you part” is the one you would want to by your side when the absolute worst thing you can imagine happens ... because more than likely, it will! I pray that both of my children find that kind of person.

Me? Well, I have been very blessed. My husband “walks on water.” No, really! What is fascinating is that I had suspected this all along but just recently my suspicions were confirmed. Recently, Dewey shared a story with our BFG (that’s Sunday School for most folks) that gave me a bit more insight into the man that I suppose I will never completely know.

Dewey explained that one summer he and his friend Johnny had the clever idea to place cinderblocks across the creek just below the water’s surface. They were just a few feet apart and if you were careful you could step across each one and give the appearance that you were walking on water. They tested it out a few times and from a distance it really looked like they were really walking on water. This was just too good to be true.

This new found talent could not go unshared. The only thing left to do was assemble an audience to view their performance. Dewey and his friend decided it would be fun to play a trick on someone. They chose Mike, one of their more gullible friends. Dewey approached Mike and explained that he had recently attended revival at his church and that he was convinced that he, like Jesus, could walk on water. Of course, Mike thought he was completely crazy but it did pique his interest. What could it hurt to play along and more than likely watch Dewey sink like a rock in the creek? At least it would be good for a few laughs.

As in most small towns, the news spread about this miraculous performance and quite a few people gathered at the creek bank for the afternoon show. Dewey and Johnny raced to the creek eager to give their miraculous performance. The cinderblocks were carefully in place just below “see” level. They were so excited! No one would ever know their secret.

The only problem was that it was a sweltering, 102-degree July day and I guess the sun had started to bake Johnny’s brain. Before Dewey could perform his miracle, Johnny – yes, Johnny, the genius who helped Dewey carefully place the cinderblocks just minutes before – announced to the crowd that he was so hot that he needed to cool off before the performance could begin. Without hesitation, he leapt into the water, head first mind you and landed dead center on the first cinderblock. Fortunately, the only injury he sustained was a mild concussion. Unfortunately for Dewey, the miracle worker, the secret was out!

That story makes me laugh out loud! If you ask me, I’ll tell you that at least in my eyes, he still walks on water. I could not have chosen a better person to share the good and bad times with. My prayer for my children is that they find their spouse who “walks on water” (at least to them) to share not just the laughs, but the all that life has in store for them. Because Jesus, the only one who literally can walk on water said it best, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)