"On a honeymoon, on a honeymoon, on a honeymoon tonight, tonight they're on a honeymoon, on a honeymoon tonight..."
Two wonderful people chose today to spend not only their mortal lives together, but to seal themselves to each other for eternity. They went in as Michael and Eliza, and returned as one. One in purpose, souls matched together. Throughout the coming years the misfit pieces will be broken and molded as they intertwine themselves with God to become eternal beings.
"When the final timber lay, 'gainst the measured stones, with the door posts in their place overlaid with gold. The Lord appeared to Solomon, blessing all the house, also the temple of the ark of God, pure and whole...Come dwell in Solomon's wall. Come and dwell in the house of the Lord. Where the humble bow down seeking wisdom and strength, for the Lord dwells within and heals their land. Come dwell in Solomon's walls. Come and dwell in the house of the Lord, where wisdom and righteousness, justice and holiness, join at the feet of God."As my friends, I could never ask for better. Never forgetting this odd red-head, they have continually extended the hand of friendship from the beginning, even while they were sorting themselves out. Forgiving, silly, honest, loving, wonderful people.
"Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder, don't ya know, the hardest part is over. Let it in, let your clarity define you, in the end we will only just remember how it feels. Our lives are made, in these small hours, these little wonders, these twisting turns of fate. Time falls away, but these small hours, these small hours still remain."Love you guys. Onward and upward! Waju.
2 comments:
It was always a bittersweet moment for me when I had a close friend get married when I wasn't. Especially hard for me when Camille got married.
It can be hard to see someone that's been such a big part of your life change in such a dramatic way.
Have you lost them? Perhaps a little. You have different approaches to social interactions now.
What they have, you want, but aren't to that point yet. You're happy for them, but you feel the absence of your own 'special one'.
Then people tell you trite phrases that well intentioned but give little comfort like, "You'll get your chance too."
I don't have all the answers, but I think its something that just takes a little time to work out your feelings. It helps that you are such good friends with the both of them.
Don't let their marriage affect your relationship with them. I think it's a little like my cousins working through their parents' divorce. My mom gave them some advice that I think is spot-on: What happened between your parents was not your fault and you don't need to try and fix their relationship. You just keep on maintaining your relationships with the two of them regardless of their relationship with each other.
We are so blessed that it's easy to lose perspective. Marital status is one aspect of a person, not their defining aspect. There are wonderful things about both, and as long as we are keeping ourselves in line with the teachings of the gospel, that's all we need to really worry about.
I should stop rambling. I am so happy for my sister and hope that she and Michael will weather the storms of life well together. I think they will.
Treasure the memories and the love. Those are the things that we will carry with us after we shed our mortal confines.
That is so wonderful. Congrats to them both!
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