Weddings are so sweet. I tear up every time. I watched my nephew marry the girl he’s known and dated for 11 years now tonight and was so happy for them. I couldn’t stop smiling with tenderness at all of their cuteness. I love that people fall in love and that hope of happily ever after still exists. I laughed when the new husband and wife kissed and my son Eddie closed his eyes so he didn’t have to see that part, haha. And I laughed more to watch the same cool dude bust out the worm on the dance floor. It was cute to see Coltrin so interested in it all as he swapped me seats so he could see better. I love that we got to share in those happy moments of someone else’s life. It’s funny cuz sometimes I think people believe that because I got divorced, I think that love is a lie, or that my love story was fake. That’s not true. I felt all those same things at my wedding; love, excitement, hope and happiness, and I won’t lie to myself or other people and say I didn’t just so I can better explain my divorce. That’s not true. And that’s not the message I want to send to my kids. Relationships are complicated. That’s what’s real. That’s what I won’t hide from people, especially my kids. There is no explaining away any of it. I felt those same happy things in love before and I will again in a new way. I love love! And I want to be in it as often as I can. It inspires and motivates me. I’m so grateful for the tender moments, like the love at weddings, the Lord allows us to experience in our lives. Forever grateful!
In Love with Love
