The morning of April 9, 1994, I left my house in my friend Beth's car on our way to L.A. to get my hair and make up done for my wedding, as rained poured down on her little car. Before I left, I kept looking out, hoping God would see my sad little face in the window and send a little sunshine my way. Every chance I'd get, as I sat in the chair at the salon getting pampered, I'd look at the same puddle in the parking lot through the window, hoping it would start drying up.
Meanwhile, my fiance and his friends were trying to set up tables and chairs in the lawn of our little church, wiping away the water, doing their best to make it look the way I wanted it. This was long before I knew anything about coordinating weddings. We had no plan B, it was church lawn or ????
We continued to get ready, trusting that God would give us a beautiful day. Did He ever! He sent the rain just to wash away the smog and the dust. By the time we got to the church, the sky was a beautiful blue with just a few fluffy white clouds, the sun was out and the lawn was not even damp. 400+ people packed into our little church and watched as Young and I promised to love each other till death do us part.
That was 16 years ago. It was the beginning of a beautiful life together. God did see my sad little face in the window and while I thought about what we were going to do if it continued to rain, He was teaching me to trust in Him and to put my focus on the marriage, not the wedding day. God took care of that for me, I couldn't have asked for better weather. He is so good.
So as I look out the window this morning, the day, and my life, is even more beautiful than it was on our wedding day. Happy 16th Anniversary honey!
(Check me out rockin' the puffy sleeves!)
