A sweet surprise!

Sunday evening, 6 days before the Wedding Day we experienced an unexpected precious moment; a cherry on top blessing from our Heavenly Father.

While helping Lindsey put her Bridesmaid gifts together we were chatting about the week ahead. As you would expect all the big things are taken care of however, this is the week for those last minute details.   Hearing our conversation, Caleb (Holly's fiancee), asked if there was anything he could do to  help. "Actually there is." I said. "While we're waiting on the chili to get ready, you can help me put ribbon on these cards." Much to my surprise within minutes everyone was around the kitchen table tying tiny brown ribbon on the Keep in Touch cards. Bruce and Bryan cut the ribbon, Caleb and Holly tied it on the cards, and I trimmed up the edges while Lindsey finished her gift bags. We were talking, laughing, going over the details of the week when Bruce (Father of the Bride) said "Lindsey honey. I have a gift for you." As she pulled tissue paper out of the tiny black bag, she found a tiny black box. To her surprise they were tiny diamond earrings for her to wear on her wedding day. After hugs and sweet words were exchanged, dad motioned for us to circle up. "Let's pray for God's strength and peace as we begin the busy week ahead and for Lindsey and Bryan", he said.

Can you believe the task I had been putting off would be just the task the Lord used to bless me to tears? The family circle of prayer was priceless! In those moments everything was put in the right perspective. God created marriage and He loves to bless His children! As my tears fell to the floor, I praised the Lord for all He had done. Our girls have both been blessed with wonderful godly men and we are gaining two wonderful sons! The greatest blessing...we all love Jesus!!!!!!!

Those who walk with the Lord, who trust Him and surrender their lives to Him-see Him at work in their lives. While our arms were around each other it was as though God's arms were around us. I have to wonder, can God continue to out do Himself in the blessing department? Yes He can and yes He will!

The verse below is my prayer for Lindsey and Bryan. As they begin a family of their own, as they become an extension of ours, and most importantly an extension of the family of God- may the Lord bless them abundantly.

...so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3: 17-19

Tears of Joy,
The Mother of the Bride
Chandra