On Friday, May 22nd, we attended a beautiful wedding.   The wedding was outdoors and was simply beautiful.  It honored God, their parents, and was a blessing to each person that attended.   The bride and groom are two very special people to me.  I have been friends with the groom's family for 12 years.  In fact, his mother is my dear, dear friend and mentor.  I have known the young man since he was 9 years old.  I have known the bride's family for 9 years but been very close to them for the last 4 years.  When I found out they were marrying I said that it couldn't get any better -- my two favorite families uniting in holy matrimony.   

The wedding reminded me to be much more diligent than I have been about praying for the future spouse of each of our children.  I pray about that but not nearly as often as I should. 

Here are the bride and groom in their first dance as husband and wife:

And here is my beautiful crew:

Sam (10), Bethany (10), Bekah (12) Mark (5 -- watery eyes because he just received a hug and was poked in the eye) 

The boys:

The girls:

The reception that followed the wedding was filled with wonderful fellowship time.  The children (and adults) had a great time dancing and talking with one another.  It was a beautiful night.  I would even say it was perfect.

Here are some pictures of my kiddos dancing the night away.  :-)

We were so blessed to be a part of this wedding.  I'm thankful for the example these two families have set.  I'm thankful they are a big part of my life.  I'm thankful (and heeding) the reminder to pray diligently for spouses.