Let the Countdown Begin!

The countdown has begun! In less than a week, we’ll get to join the crowd of witnesses to celebrate the marriage of a dear friend. Watching Geri fall in love has been a true experience in “rejoicing with those who rejoice.”

For me, the shower was like reaching back to old friends and experiences from our earliest days in the Springs to recent graduates—each one holding a special place in my heart all these 20 plus years, which reminded me of just how very blest I am.

There were boxes and boxes—white, tied with purple ribbons—and such fun to watch her open every one! Each gift resonated with “I love you”; “I’m so happy for you”; “I wish you great joy.”

So, in anticipation, I ponder marriage—

Weddings are solemn because each is promising to love the other above himself and herself.

Weddings are holy because vows are taken before a righteous and stern God.

Weddings are beautiful because the very face of love is reflected in the couple.

Weddings are precious—like a rare stone—because relationships are both fragile and strong.

Weddings are exciting because we envision all sorts of adventures for them.

Weddings are intimate because the vows will be consummated with the very act that intertwines two souls.

And in some way each spectator, married or single, superimposes himself or herself on the wedding couple, looking back or looking forward, and thereby truly participating in joy.

I say again, let the countdown begin! We’re going to a wedding! There will be laughter. There will be joy. There will be celebration. There will be love—

And, I intend to relish every second.