Easter Surprise

Yesterday was Easter. I had the usual responsibilities to fulfill as I am on a church staff which hosts a large Easter celebration each year. We saw approximately 25,000 people over two services. Brenda made preparations to have the Sunday meal mostly ready on Saturday. Thanks to my brother, Jon, and his wife, Beth, who chose to attend the Saturday evening Easter service at our church. They had the meal ready when we returned home Sunday afternoon. But this was not going to be a normal Easter meal this year.

My daughter, Betsy, and her husband, Adam, were there all the way from Memphis. Josh's girlfriend, Amber and family, were there too. When I asked Josh to say the blessing, he got down on one knee and proposed. She said yes! Josh had it all planned this way. Amber was the only one who didn't have a clue this was going to happen.

So, this summer, we will see our son receive Amber as his wife. It was only last July that Betsy and Adam were married. We are so blessed to have both Adam and Amber as a part of our family. We love them very much. Brenda and I are seeing life go by at a blinding speed. It seems like yesterday that we, two skinny kids, were married in Mobile, Alabama. We will celebrate 25 years of marriage in December.

Life is full of surprises...but we signed up for this back in 1985! We wanted kids right away. We wanted them to grow up and stand on their two feet. We are happy to see them invest their lives in their own homes and relationships. The greatest compliment would be that they enjoy the same blessings we know.

This Easter was the greatest! Congratulations Josh and Amber!