FAIRYTALE? NOPE. REAL LIFE!!

Once again I have let life get too busy. I have so much on my mind I don’t know where to start. The beginning sounds like a good place to start.

The beginning was 53 years ago today. It was a rainy Friday evening in Springhill LA. The place was Eastside Missionary Baptist Church. Eastside was having a revival at the time, so right after church let out, someone (this identity is unknown by me) quickly decorated the sanctuary for a wedding. This wasn’t just any wedding. This was the wedding of my parents. It came after years of “dating” (aka going to church together and being chaperoned by my uncles, my Daddy’s little brothers. Lol. I’m sure those were some fun dates.

Anyway back to my story. It was finally time for my Grandpa to walk his little girl down the isle. The only thing was that when he looked at her, he didn’t see a little girl anymore but a gorgeous young lady. She was beautifully dressed in a borrowed wedding gown. She didn’t care that it was borrowed, she was more excited to begin her life with her best friend. I can only imagine, as I wasn’t actually there, that as she was walking down the isle and toward the one man on the planet that God created just for her, that the walk felt more like floating.

The man of her dreams was standing at the alter waiting for her. He was dressed in his best suit and his biggest smile ever. Once again if I had to guess I would imagine his heart was beating so hard he thought it might just pop out of his chest. He was madly in love with her. He had prayed for her and God blessed each of them with the perfect life mate. Finally he was going to marry this amazingly gorgeous and Christian woman.

Theirs was not a fairytale but a real life blessing. It wasn’t always easy, and of course they had many trials and tribulations but their love for each other only grew through it all. It grew and withstood so many bumps in the road because God was at the center of their marriage. He carried them through the hard times.

Then 10 years ago God called my sweet daddy home. Once again times have been hard and sad for mom but she still loves her soulmate and best friend just as much as that day, 53 years ago.

What an inspiration to me and my family! So I have to say “Happy Anniversary to my Mom and Dad!! I love you both so much!!