A Wedding Day..........June 4,2011

Justin a nd Kate........the hot June day started very early, it began at Justin and Kate's new home by Hospers. We planned for months and I took a deep breath that morning trying to slow down the day. I wanted time to just slow down ....I tried to take in all the sounds , the laughter and excitement. I wanted to capture the moments , I wanted to just say stop! (no not stop the wedding) I think I just wanted it all to last a little longer!
No matter how hard I tried too slow things down it went to fast but it was a wonderful fun day. I found myself stepping back and just watching........it so fills a mom's heart to see her daughter so happy on her wedding day....to help her into the dress of her dreams and tie up the back just perfectly is just a moment that a mom will always cherish. It is part of the process of letting go I think.

I also wanted to freeze the moment before I had to walk down the aisle with Justin......It was Dan standing in the back with Kate....he was holding her flowers. He was talking quietly to her . He was once again the calm behind the "storm". (for some reason Kate and I are considered the "storm" at our house). The moms always get all the credit for pulling off a beautiful wedding but as always he is the calm before...during and after all of our "storms"!
The next moment for me was having the grandkids come down the aisle......first Christian and Patience...so proud to be a part of the wedding! Christian actually had the "real" rings in his pocket and was very proud of this fact and took his job very seriously! Next came our Olivia and Danika....Danika took a little coaxing and then decided to run...the flowers petals were thrown up in to the air and caused a pretty fluttering to the ground even after the wedding started. At the end of the aisle each one fo them stopped to hug Justin....he bent down and hugged each one....I think my love for him grew that moment....he knew the moment he met Kate how much she loved those little kids and he too gathered them in his arms. I think it showed me just how much he loved Kate!!
Kate asked Daniel to do a reading during the ceremony...... The words were beautiful but having him read them touched my heart.
Yes the day still all went on to fast no matter what I did!! It was fun to see Justin and kate have so much fun a the reception and dance....to see Kate and all her girlfriends and teammates dancing and having fun...and yes even Justin cut loose on the dance floor!! So we gained another wonderful son in law ... It was a good day.... God continues to answer prayers. He is faithful!