Things feel different today- packing instead of the party mood. We have until Thursday morning here in California, so it will be here soon.
What an amazing summer!! We really, in no way, could have asked for any better- we got everything we wished for and MORE than I imagined in terms of God's blessings.
A few main ones that stand out....
A great time of speaking in various church and Sunday school clasees- especially being able to instroduce each other. The warmth of these amazing classes like the Women's Alliance, Koinonia, and Joyful Rebounders will stay with us and encourage us.
WAY too much generosity from so, so, so many people as we were overwhelmed with wedding gifts. We are speachless and thankful!!
An amazing camping trip when our families met in Feather River Canyon in California. Watching our brothers and sisters all interact with each other and get along so well was SUCH a pleasure for me. Bringing these two sides together was such a joy to do in the beauty of the mountains, rivers, and sunshine.
a PERFECT wedding day!! I kept waiting for the crisis, or wondering when I would start loosing my mind. It just never happened! We prayed for warm weather so people wouldn't be cold at our outdoor reception (San Jose evenings can be quite cool even in the summer) and our wedding weekend was one of the warmest of the year- it was a perfect evening! The beauty of the ranch, the fluidity of the schedule, and the warmth of being surrounded by so many people pitching in and helping us out of kindness was amazing. The beauty of gospel truth ringing out in our ceremony, and the Presence of One who makes every equation more than the sum of its parts, fileed us with awe.
An amazing honeymoon, at a place SO fancy for us simple folk! We loved it! It instilled in us a realization of how much we have been given, and how we want to learn to give back.
A highly thematic, super-fun reception in Paradise with SO much love and help from Don and Pam. They worked so hard, and it came off, as my mother said, magical. We had a beautiful helicopter ride in over the fields just north of Chico, then a landing- what an entrance!!- then a great evening in so much country beauty of hay, cowboy boots, chili dogs, and sunset colors.
The best of all: a marriage. My man shows me his true colors of kindness and a servants heart every day- and I see the deep happiness I feel in his eyes. I'm sure this phase won't last forever, but I know our love will. God showed us His love by giving us each other, and the amazing summer was like the frosting....
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