My friend M is getting married next month, and I told her what I tell every engaged person: something will go wrong. Count on it. That's normal. It's OK.
Our wedding was so simple (translated: we were so poor) that there wasn't a whole lot to go wrong. You can't break it if you don't have it! Our darling friends did decorate the wrong car, though-- garlands streamed from a guest's rental. (In my opinion, that was less a mistake and more a dodged bullet.)
I'm holding M and her fiancé D in my prayers today, but I'm also praying for the ability to laugh through chaos, to separate the window-dressing from the substance. There's SO MUCH that's just for show, and it's very loud. The grace to hear the quiet things of value beneath the din of our gorgeous shows is a real gift of God.
Internship's End
8 hours ago
I LIKE that prayer! And you gave her very good advice. Someone should so decorate your car now!
ReplyDeleteMindy, that would crack me up!
DeleteI forgot a check for the justice, so my best friend paid for our wedding.
ReplyDeleteThis is so, so easy to imagine, and it does indeed make me laugh.
Delete