my baby sister got married....
God blessed them with a beautiful day, her décor was beautiful... her dress was absolutely stunning! she looked so elegant and beautiful in it, like a model...
the morning of their wedding, I went up to their house to get my hair done, so much fun getting dolled up, got to help her into her dress.. and chase the groom away a couple of times!! not joking! I literally had too!! Sus had told him to be there at 10:15, no later!! so when he came at 10:15 and the photographers weren't there yet, Sus is like, he may not come in!! and of course he came to the door, I mean who wouldn't wanna see their beautiful bride; and he couldn't wait!! so I told him he couldn't come in, he's like , are you serious! why can't I come in!! (oh boy). so I went over the WHOLE thing with him why he can't, and then the photographers arrive, and she's in her dress, (they had a first look outside) and guess who comes in, Vernon! he seriously could not wait! so once again I chased him outside!! the anticipation was getting to him; poor guy :) their first look was beautiful as was the rest of the day...
getting her make-up done
handsome...
love my family!!
my sweetheart..
they absolutely adore each other!!
the beautiful bride and handsome mini groom
these two melt my heart...
their too much!!
a handsome mini groom,
little cutie...
my favorite part of the day was how they got sent off, they swapped his Range Rover for his dads jeep, top down, LOUD. they decked it out, had a for sale sign on that read... will trade for dog; was too much! they freaked when the saw it... so much fun! thank you for allowing me to be a part of your day...
so now to put the excitement of a wedding day and a newly wed couple into our every marriage, is that possible?
is it possible to have that look that newly weds have when they come home from their honeymoon, that look in their eyes that is overflowing with love and excitement for each other and for the future..
do I have that in my marriage?
what does marriage look like to me?
am I like that groom who can't wait to see his bride?
or did I let life get to me?
did I let my husband become just another person in my life, or is he still THE ONE?
so what does marriage look like to me...
I'll start at the beginning...
I was never that girl who dreamed of that fairy tale wedding, I always had a fear of being married..
so when I started dating the love of my life, I remember telling him I don't want to get married and he looked at me and asked; so then what is the point of dating? such a true statement..
so as I pondered over that the next couple days and months, God was working thru J.R. to help me overcome my fear. God showed me its ok to go all in and trust J.R.
when J.R. asked me to marry him and then as I stood with him on our wedding day and said I Do. did I know what marriage looked like? No, I did not.
but I knew J.R.s heart and I knew that God would be with us, because only God can take away the fears that I had..
so what is marriage...
to me its living with my best friend everyday, sharing my secrets and fears with him.
what does marriage look like to me..
to me its beautiful...
but is it real?
is it something that the world looks at an sees fake, put on, and so not something that they want...
or do they see real.
do they see love overflowing from our eyes like that newly wed couple,
do they see love in the way we handle situations,
do they see love in our actions,
are we displaying marriage in a way that the world wants what we have,
or do they say that's why I'm not married and never will be married.
I know I what a marriage that has God written all over it, that the world doesn't just want a marriage like that, but wants what's at the core of a beautiful marriage... God.
isn't that what life should be all about.
but how can we go out and share the gospel when our home and marriage is broken?
there's a oneness that is so beautiful when husband and wife are on one page, I found out that if we are not on the same page, its hard to go out and spread joy when my heart is hurting because of a broken home-marriage, I don't have that oneness with my husband that God designed for us to have, I don't have that light in my step.
so how powerful is a Godly marriage?
Very Powerful!!
so what does a beautiful Godly marriage call for?
for me its surrender...
why is it so hard to surrender to my hubby...
its easy for me to surrender myself to God, when things are pressing down on me to just give myself in complete surrender to my heavenly Father, to let my Daddy take over.
but why is it so hard when it comes to my husband?
to totally surrender myself to my hubby, is hard.
that was the challenge I was faced with...
he is my best friend, my soul mate. He is stable, honest and Precious.
so why is it so hard to become vulnerable, and surrender to my husband, my pride often gets in the way...
but how beautiful is it when I say, yes babe, your right.. and I'm sorry, forgive me...
so is the answer, I didn't fully surrender my husband to God?
God gives us a new day everyday, He gives us the chance to be like that new bride and groom who's faces are aglow with that newfound love, they are in awe of each other. everything is new and exciting...
we have that choice everyday to start anew,
to be in awe of each other
to gaze into our love ones eyes and have that love overflowing from our eyes,
that love that God gives us for our spouse...
Marriage is like a garden...
we pull weeds-problems together.
we plant together.
we watch it grow together.
and I only let my husband tend-care our garden, and he does the same...
don't let someone else come in and help weed, plant, and grow your garden....
do we have the perfect marriage? No.
but we serve a perfect God....
does he make me happy? YES!!!
have a blessed week...
