Santa Cruz is sunny and beautiful. The coffee roasting machine in Coffee Cat hums as it rolls the beans that will soon be ground and brewed into delicious coffee to perk up the brains and bodies that pass through the double glass doors into the quirky Santa Cruz coffee shop. With three shots of espresso and directions on my lap top I am ready to go. This week Matt and Katie are getting married and I am SO excited! As soon as Todd, Mindi, and Carla pull up to the curb in the car I'll jump in and we will be on our way down south to wear pretty black dresses and tuxes, sing songs over a white baby grand piano and choke back the tears as Matt and Katie commit their lives to one another.
Weddings are so cool. I know a lot of people say you see one wedding you've seen them all, but I disagree. For me each wedding is special and unique. Sure some things look the same, the Bible verses or the songs, or the vows exchanged between the couple are the same. In the end the results are the same as well; a marriage license is signed as the happy couple leaves for a honeymoon to be man and wife and enter the craziness that is the first year of marriage. But that's the thing - the marriage. Each marriage is unique and special. Each marriage is a remarkable promise to love and honor another person before yourself for the rest of your life. Weddings are more than fluffy white gowns, a bouquet and garder toss, some fancy cake, and the cha-cha slide. Weddings are a marking moment in the lives of two people. Genuinely entering a marriage is one of the most selfless things you can do. That is so cool!
It is hard to believe that someone would love you that much. I struggle with knowing that my God loves me as much as He does. I struggle with knowing that I need to love myself more. And I think that is one reason why I love weddings. Because for that moment, in the lives of my friends I can see how God loves us through one another.
I am SO excited for Matt and Katie! Here's my ride - time to go!
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