Thursday, June 30, 2005
The Appendix
Well, a funny thing happened to me over the weekend. It all started with what I thought was a stomach cramp and before I knew it, I was in the E.R. and getting prepped for surgery. A few "groggy" moments later, I was in a recovery room with three holes in my stomach. Now if that doesn't put life in perspective, I don't know what will...anyway, I'm about 2 ounces lighter these days. Well, there you have it.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
And one more thing...ENJOY!!
Well, my wife and I attended yet another wedding this past weekend. We woke up Saturday morning at 4:45 in order to leave for Missouri at 5:30. Let me just add, there is NO legitimate reason for anything to ever be going on at 4:45 in the morning. It should become law that days CANNOT begin until 7:30....if that early. Anyway, once we arrived at the church, we were seated and awaited the beginning of the ceremony.
The wedding was eventful to say the least. It started off with the blessings from a neighborhood cat who decided to grace us with his presence about 3 minutes before the ceremony began. The awkward silences were filled with a rather annoying static coming from one of the stage mics. Not to mention, half way through the ceremony, my wife realizes that the best man is a guy that had had a crush on her a few years earlier after they had shared one dance. (Danielle had gone with her cousin to a school dance back when we were just dating....but I ended up with her. : ) )
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the priest proclaimed, "I now pronounce you husband and wife!". . . . . . [silence] . . . . . . . . . . [chirp chirp said the cricket] . . . . . . . . . . . . [what was that? a tumbleweed?] . . . . . . . And in the awkward seconds that followed, eyes widened, eyebrows lowered, heads turned, and the bride quietly whispered something to the priest. With a face the shade of sun burnt tomato, the priest back tracked and added, "Sarah, you may now kiss your.....wait, I mean, Chad, you may now kiss your bride." As the standing ovation erupted, we applauded the new couple as they left the church.
In my last post, I shared about how we each have our "wedding" and daily we are called into our "marriage" with Jesus Christ. And though, daily, we take up our cross, we are to love life...daily...for He has given it to us. "I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance" John 10:10 The couple had been united in marriage; but the most joyous moment of the ceremony had almost been left out . . . the first kiss!!
As we go through these days of seemingly endless work, worries, bills, and pressure, we must not forget the most important thing of all...ENJOY!!! Kiss your bride daily...or let your Groom kiss you daily...literally and figuratively. Allow God to lavish upon you the exquisite treasures of His love...and in return, love Him with your very being...daily.
And then we commenced the drive back home and arrived at 2:00am. Once again...should be illegal. By the way.....CONGRATS, Chad & Sarah!!!!
The wedding was eventful to say the least. It started off with the blessings from a neighborhood cat who decided to grace us with his presence about 3 minutes before the ceremony began. The awkward silences were filled with a rather annoying static coming from one of the stage mics. Not to mention, half way through the ceremony, my wife realizes that the best man is a guy that had had a crush on her a few years earlier after they had shared one dance. (Danielle had gone with her cousin to a school dance back when we were just dating....but I ended up with her. : ) )
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the priest proclaimed, "I now pronounce you husband and wife!". . . . . . [silence] . . . . . . . . . . [chirp chirp said the cricket] . . . . . . . . . . . . [what was that? a tumbleweed?] . . . . . . . And in the awkward seconds that followed, eyes widened, eyebrows lowered, heads turned, and the bride quietly whispered something to the priest. With a face the shade of sun burnt tomato, the priest back tracked and added, "Sarah, you may now kiss your.....wait, I mean, Chad, you may now kiss your bride." As the standing ovation erupted, we applauded the new couple as they left the church.
In my last post, I shared about how we each have our "wedding" and daily we are called into our "marriage" with Jesus Christ. And though, daily, we take up our cross, we are to love life...daily...for He has given it to us. "I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance" John 10:10 The couple had been united in marriage; but the most joyous moment of the ceremony had almost been left out . . . the first kiss!!
As we go through these days of seemingly endless work, worries, bills, and pressure, we must not forget the most important thing of all...ENJOY!!! Kiss your bride daily...or let your Groom kiss you daily...literally and figuratively. Allow God to lavish upon you the exquisite treasures of His love...and in return, love Him with your very being...daily.
And then we commenced the drive back home and arrived at 2:00am. Once again...should be illegal. By the way.....CONGRATS, Chad & Sarah!!!!
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