Well, the wedding was a success. There were no family fights. Everyone was friendly and courteous.

Many of our friends were there--friends that have known us a long time. I was touched when I looked around and saw that most of our these friends had suffered pain or sorrow of some sort in their own lives. There was a woman who had had an affair and repented, another family who had lost two children as babies, another whose son had married and divorced, three families who had daughters who had rebelled, another whose marriage was rocky, another whose son was in Iraq, and so on. I nearly cried when they all showed up to support us. These are truly precious friends--these who have been through heartache and know the love and acceptance of our Great God. This was the Body of Christ reaching out and expressing love and support to we who were in need.

Thank you to all my blogger friends who were praying. God answered your prayers!