She came home from work exhausted yesterday. Her place of employment has no air conditioning and it was a cooking hot day. She had forgotten her wallet and had almost no gas in her car and wasn’t sure she’d make it home. She had been so busy at work that she hadn’t eaten properly or taken proper breaks.
My lovely bride-to-be has lots on her minds these days – the wedding is just over 2 weeks away. She was having her moments last night wishing she’d eloped. No doubt many have felt that way as the wedding details get overwhelming.
After finally eating she began to watch tv while sitting in our old recliner. Before I knew it she was curled up in a little ball and sound asleep. As I watched her sleeping I couldn’t help but think of the little girl who had often fallen asleep in that old chair. Not long after she was 2 years old she had decided that she wasn’t taking naps and she wasn’t going to be put in a bed in the afternoon. So, many times, we sat in that old recliner and read stories and then she would curl up in it and fall fast asleep. Somehow to her, it wasn’t a real “nap” when she wasn’t in bed.
As she lay curled up once again in that chair last night I was struck by the fact of how much of my little girl is still in there. She looked so sweet and vulnerable. I wish I could have just picked up her up, as I could when she was a child, and just cuddle her and help all the frustration go away.
I am getting sentimental – even more so as the wedding grows closer. I will admit to having lots of tears at the changes that are coming; knowing that our family will never be the same.
It will be a happy and sad event for me. I am very happy with her young man and that she is so happy. Sad, though, to lose a part of her. But that is how it should be. We raised her to be a competent Christian woman who could function on her own.
This blog likely won’t get added to much in the upcoming days. It’s moving days for my school as we set up in a new facility and then the wedding. Life is full and rich and God is good.
