A Joyous Wedding Day

One year ago, the sky turned blue and the sun reminded us that it was summer in the South.  Hearts were racing, eyes were teary, and church bells rang in memory of past lives. Young and old, family, friends.  Delicate flowers, glowing candles, beautiful music. White fabric flowing upon red carpet.  Steps taken forward, uniting two lives. Sincerity, trust, truth, commitment. A touching message, smiles and celebration. As always, God in our midst.

Weddings cause us to remember our own youthful hopes and dreams.  Weddings give us reason to believe in the future.  To our son and daughter-in-law, we pray for many years of joy, health, happiness and most of all, LOVE.  Happy first anniversary!

Colossians 3:14"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."

Every Little Moment

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As a young child I felt that time operated in slow motion when it came to important FUN events. Time, like a long ride in the car, compelled me to ask, "Are we there yet?" Summers filled with swimming and camping drifted at a leisurely pace before routine school days. And in December, the days slowed to a crawl until we could celebrate.

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Now that I am older, time finds me wondering how we arrived at the end of the week when I just left church.  Days fly by and going to bed seems like a short jump from getting up and putting the comforter and shams back in place. Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, fly off the calendar as the monthly pages are folded away.  Moments longed for are savored but lived in fast motion.

The irony is this: by the time we are older, we have learned to enjoy every little moment.  We look forward to each day and we aren't in a rush for the clock to strike midnight.  Every visit with those we care about is an event.  Every tick of the clock makes us realize that life is a GIFT.  Go out and enjoy the scenery!

"Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow." Psalm 144:4

About the Bling???

On the fifth of July, I came to a startling discovery.  I had lost the diamond on my engagement ring!  I stared at the pronged cavity in disbelief.  The ring had been on my hand for 41 years....how could the diamond be gone?  I immediately looked throughout the house and then in the yard.  I felt heartsick when I realized we had walked a mile and a half that morning in the neighborhood........it could be anywhere. 



It wasn't large, but combined with my wedding ring, it was a unique setting.  I never wanted lots of Bl*ng.  I have a small finger and hand...and it was just right.  I remembered when we picked it out. My husband sold his motorcycle to pay for part of it.

I recalled all the events I experienced while wearing the ring.  Our wedding, the births of our sons, our sons' weddings, our granddaughter's birth... so many wonderful occasions. My daughter-in-law made the comment that it gave a new meaning to 'precious' stones. A sad day, indeed. 

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I started thinking about our marriage and the many years we've shared.  It really isn't about the ring or the diamond.  It is about something you cannot see. It is about a love that started long ago.  A love that changed from one decade to the next.  A love that brings a smile and a closeness matched by no one else. A diamond can be replaced.  A love that has survived over four decades cannot.  Here's to the next forty years!     "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends."  1 Corinthians 13:7-8

Thoughts about the Fourth of July....

Fly the flag. 

Take time to read what the founders of our country dreamed for America.  Write to your elected officials.  They are there to represent you.  Enjoy your freedoms.  Be thankful that so many patriots fought to preserve those freedoms.

Say a prayer.  God was the main reason our ancestors came to America.

                                                                          



And God was foremost in the very foundation of our government.  God willing, we will continue to be the greatest country; our sweet land of liberty. 

                                                                                 

Land of the free, home of the brave.

GOD BLESS AMERICA.