What a thrill...
Miss Flo's daughter got married today. What a happy day...I remember the day, over a year ago, when Miss Flo got the news that her daughter's husband was killed by a drunk driver while riding on his motorcycle. It was a tragedy. And, today, that pain is replaced with joy by knowing that she is getting married again.
We went to the wedding in Hardeeville, SC at the Greater Pentecostal Tabernacle -- the church was festively decorated with flowers, candles. Her father, Miss Flo's husband Jerome, walked his daughter down the aisle. Everyone looked beautiful -- and family was everywhere...sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, cousins, nephews, nieces, daughters of the bride and groom.
We went to the Agape Family Life Center for the celebration afterwards, a 22,000 square foot structure that was the fulfillment of a vision held by the pastor, a building which stands ready to offer services and classes and day care and Youth Ministry for the community. We ate yummy food -- chicken and ribs and punch and cake and talked to folks who happened to live in our hometown of Sheldon. It was a blast --
We drove home in the rain, feeling warm and fuzzy inside, feeling privileged to have witnessed something as sacred as the sacrament of marriage and the exchange of vows and the joy of finding love again. We hadn't been to a wedding since our own almost a year ago...and it reaffirmed feelings of the tender love we have for each other. Sigh... I still pinch myself sometimes...I'm so...well, I want to say lucky, but that's not the right word...I'm so blessed...
Miss Flo's daughter got married today. What a happy day...I remember the day, over a year ago, when Miss Flo got the news that her daughter's husband was killed by a drunk driver while riding on his motorcycle. It was a tragedy. And, today, that pain is replaced with joy by knowing that she is getting married again.
We went to the wedding in Hardeeville, SC at the Greater Pentecostal Tabernacle -- the church was festively decorated with flowers, candles. Her father, Miss Flo's husband Jerome, walked his daughter down the aisle. Everyone looked beautiful -- and family was everywhere...sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, cousins, nephews, nieces, daughters of the bride and groom.
We went to the Agape Family Life Center for the celebration afterwards, a 22,000 square foot structure that was the fulfillment of a vision held by the pastor, a building which stands ready to offer services and classes and day care and Youth Ministry for the community. We ate yummy food -- chicken and ribs and punch and cake and talked to folks who happened to live in our hometown of Sheldon. It was a blast --
We drove home in the rain, feeling warm and fuzzy inside, feeling privileged to have witnessed something as sacred as the sacrament of marriage and the exchange of vows and the joy of finding love again. We hadn't been to a wedding since our own almost a year ago...and it reaffirmed feelings of the tender love we have for each other. Sigh... I still pinch myself sometimes...I'm so...well, I want to say lucky, but that's not the right word...I'm so blessed...
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