Wedding Season

Wedding bells are ringing!

This past Saturday I had the honor to stand with a dear friend as she exchanged "I Do" with her now husband.

In two more sleeps, the day will dawn on the morning of my almost brother-in-law and his soon-to-be bride's wedding day!

Just barely beyond two weeks past that I will be floating down the aisle myself to meet my groom to exchange vows and join our lives in holy matrimony.

Wow.

I am still trying to let that last one sink in. I have been excited to be one of my besties' bridesmaids for almost a year and a half. I have been excited for my soon to be brother to be wed for just about 10 months. And in the mix of it all, I said "yes" and began planning my own wedding with just barely over 6 months to go!

After all the weddings I've witnessed over the past decade, I am completely over the moon that I am walking down the aisle to the man of my dreams. The man I've anticipated spending forever with. The man who shares enough similarities to keep things comfortable, yet is so much of an opposite that it keeps things interesting and me growing.

My man. My almost husband. The man who encourages me and loves me. The man who chooses me day in and day out. The man who I get mad at and he is first to forgive. The man who loves fiercely and wholly. The man who comes over to my house prior to me even getting off work just so I can come home to a clean kitchen. The man who has begun reading the Bible with me from Genesis 1 and has helped me learn and grow and understand the ancient texts.

There is so much about my man that I feel I forget to appreciate on a regular basis.

I have never wanted to take him for granted, yet when I sit back and reflect, I am saddened to recognize that I have done precisely that on far too many occasions.

We aren't perfect. We have faults and failures. But we are committed. We work together on the same team. We encourage. We seek God. We pray. We are thankful. We are in this today, tomorrow, and the lifetime we pray we are blessed to have together.