A Recovering Father of the Bride

July 21st, 2007 |

Kathy and I want to take this opportunity to thank our church family for the love, support and help you showed us during Jami’s wedding. It was a wonderful day and we thank so many of you for sharing it with us. I know others of you were thinking about us even though you were unable to attend. My favorite part of the day actually came after the wedding when we were cleaning up the church. You see in the frenzy of a bouquet being tossed, garters being thrown, and sparklers being lit, Kathy and I were not able to say goodbye to Jami before they left. In the scheme of things, this shouldn’t be a big deal. The day was, after all, about Jami and Rodney. We both felt like we had been able to give her the wedding she wanted and deserved. After the guest left, with the help of family and friends, we started getting things back in place for Sunday. As we worked, my cell phone rang. To my surprise, it was Jami. I choked back tears as she said three simple words, “Thank you, Daddy”. As I raced to find her mom, all the work, all the worry, and all the wealth ( kind of wealth) it took to pull off her special day was worth it. I guess what made it so special is that it was so unexpected. Perhaps today you need to unexpectedly stop and thank someone for something they have done. In fact, it would be nice to unexpectedly stop just to thank the Lord for all He has done for you. Believe me, He would love to hear from you today. It might just make His day.

A Recovering Father of the Bride,