A Wedding & A Visit

What makes a wedding extra beautiful? I think it has to be one that honors God and is fun, too. What a great combination. It's easy to get enjoyment from something that is so right. And Mike and Joanna are just such a couple. Both are fun loving, spontaneous, out-of-the-box thinkers, adventurous and, on top of all that, they also love God whole heartedly and unreservedly. Joanna grew up as the best friend of our daughter, Amy. They played together constantly as little girls. Her mother and I are very good friends, as well as neighbors. I love Joanna as a daughter, and it has been a pleasure to watch her develop into a beautiful young lady. I also love Mike, the young man she married. He has recently joined the pastoral staff at our church as an assistant youth pastor. I have been so blessed to observe his interaction with people and obvious love for the Lord and others.

Yesterday was a beautiful day, weather-wise. Perfect for a wedding.Mike & Joanna had a lot of special things that happened for them, one of which was their "get away" car. The Jaguar dealership had loaned them a white convertible Jaguar to drive from the wedding site in the park to the reception.While Andy and I were on our way to the reception, we passed them and they were game enough to let us take their picture as we drove in the lane next to them.Today was another special day as Christy, Christian and all the kids came down to visit. They attended our church's 11:00 service, then came home with us for our regular Sunday brunch: waffles & omelets. They didn't stay real long because the younger ones were tired and needed naps. Patrick was already strapped in his car seat by the time I got the camera out and wanted a picture of the kids.Isn't that Naomi just the cutest little thing you ever saw!
Andy brought me a bouquet of roses one day last week. I love roses, almost as much as I love him! (he, he)