In three days my youngest son is getting married. It’s been hectic, getting the house ready for out-of-town guests. My husband has been an incredible help. He shampooed all my carpets and is outside right now working in the yard.

This evening my oldest son and his bride of one year will be flying in from Tennessee and staying with us for one week. My husband and I are as excited about this as the wedding for we haven’t seen them in over a year.

Weddings are a celebration of love, but they also bring two families together, who just a short while ago were total strangers. Now we’re linked forever by a simple “I do.”

My prayers is that God will be present in every aspect of the ceremony and the days leading up to the big event. May the newly weds understand that he wants to be part of their relationship and that if they invite him in, he will help them have a fuller, richer relationship.

Tonight the two immediate families are meeting at our home for dinner. Friday night is the rehearsal dinner and then a cruise on Lake Washington for all invited guests. Saturday is the wedding, at the Seattle Tennis Club. The couple want Mt. Rainier in the background as they exchange their vows. Reception to follow.

You all can come to the brunch the next morning at our house and watch them open their presents. It will be an informal affair.