5/17/2023 0 Comments Beautiful weather for a weddingAs Dennis and I continue to get to know Josh, we are impressed each time with his good heart, his love and care for Laura, and his desire to please God. And as it always is with God, it was worth the wait. “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him,” is a verse Laura placed her hope in as she waited for God’s timing for marriage. God’s timing, though much different than what we’d prayed for, was perfect. One friend of Josh’s came from Ethiopia and another guest came from Mexico!Ĥ. And then dozens drove from Dallas, Nashville, Indianapolis, and other towns in Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. Others flew in from Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, Colorado, Texas and California. Seven or eight flew in from Washington DC and NYC. A third wonder for me was the number of people who came from great distances to be present to celebrate our daughter and her groom. Once she saw Josh in their private first look, she was calm and ready for the day. They nurtured her so well and by noon she had rallied. Laura’s bridesmaids were like little mother hens caring for her when she woke up on her wedding day after not nearly enough sleep and began to feel nauseated from all the pent up emotions and not eating. My friends and daughters and sons helped in countless ways making the already beautiful location truly special. Second on my list is the wonder of good friends. Only God can control the weather, so this gift is especially amazing because it was so obviously His great kindness.Ģ. At the wedding the weather was in the low 70s with a light breeze and a cloudless blue sky. But it was such a good lesson for me to trust that God would not only give us what He desired, and it would be good, but that the peace I’d felt from the beginning about a rain-free day was to be trusted. I admit two weeks before when the forecast predicted rain on both Friday and Saturday, my faith faltered and I felt panicked. Most obvious on my list of gifts God gave was the perfect weather we all enjoyed. God’s Word tells us to rejoice with those who rejoice, so I invite you to share our joy as I proclaim to anyone who reads these words the wonders of our God made evident to all who shared with us that heaven sent day!ġ. Can you believe it?īut today it’s only one short week from my Laura’s wedding on October 22 nd and I’m still relishing the tastes of heaven we experienced. If your family is like mine, most family gatherings are not times of pure joy, but Laura’s wedding day was an experience of unequalled delight, an uncommon gem among the ordinary rough stones of our broken world.įor most of us Thanksgiving gatherings are just around the corner, heavily laden like our plates with piles of emotions mixing with one another. Tomorrow we turn the calendar to November. Rare are the moments in life when joy is pure, untinged by touches of sorrow, loss and sinfulness.
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