A Wedding in the Family

(Written 03 Dec 06) A marriage in the family is almost always a time of hope and joy. Saturday, December 2 was one of those times. My Aunt Sue married Uncle Jim in a beautiful ceremony in Kingwood, Texas. Now this was a little on the unusual side as Aunt Sue is my mother's sister and "Uncle" Jim was my late father's oldest friend. Both of them became preachers, but they had their first funeral together when they were five years old! They buried a dead bird out in the field. Both Sue and Jim had been widowed in the last couple of years. They began seeing each other a while back.

I had to decide on which side to be seated. Sue is blood relation, so there I happily sat on the bride side, knowing nearly everyone on the groom side, too. Sue was radiantly beautiful, and Jim was... uh... acceptable. No, he looked joyfully handsome surrounded by family (including greatgrandchildren), friends, and family to be. Just goes to show, love is ageless.