A Week Already

It's warm and sunny, the chickens have been squawking madly - though they have fallen silent at the moment - and both of the children are still asleep, amazing as that is. I know they will both be up soon, and Addie will need a bottle when she awakes, so I am stealing a moment to think and remember.

It was a week ago at this hour that we were preparing for the wedding rehearsal, and our good friends were so hard at work to prepare that wildly popular gourmet Italian meal for those participating in the wedding itself. This is twice now that Bruce and Lisa, Cal and Anita, and Tim and Teresa have blessed us so richly with the depth of their friendship and their amazing culinary skills. I do not know how to adequately thank them.

So now, Jon and Kelly are married and I officially have another amazing daughter-in-law. How blessed we are, as well, to have these two incredible women in our clan. So grateful to my gracious God for bringing them to us.

My family came, and that was so good, to share a little of our world with them. All except Mom, of course, who wanted so badly to dance at this wedding. Casey's family, too, yet also without one. A little bit of bitter mixed with the sweet, much like the symbolic wine of the ceremony itself.

Enough for now. I just heard a deep sigh from the littlest one next to me here, signaling that she is not long to sleep most likely. And I'd best go check on Brijette.