In Others’ Words: Celebrate

Beth VogtFun, Life, Quotes, Romance 19 Comments

“Love one another and you will be happy.  It’s as simple and as difficult as that.”  ~Michael Leunig (1945-), Australian poet & cartoonist

 

It’s wedding week at the Vogt household.

This Friday, July 20, my daughter marries a wonderful young man named David Baker.

Amy Baker.

It may take me a while to get used to that.

My husband and I have watched Amy and David fall in love. I’ll share a bit of their story with you: Within weeks of their first date, Amy came into my writing office and told me, “I’m going to marry him.”

I didn’t say anything. As a mom, you learn not to stay quiet when your twenty-something daughter makes an announcement like that. I was already praying for them — not in an “Oh, no!” kind of way. More of a “What’s up, God?” kind of way.

So, I kept on praying.

And my husband joined me.

And here we are.

So pardon me while I excuse myself from blogging and Facebooking and tweeting this week. The past few weeks have been all about wildfires and computer viruses and the like. Now it’s time to celebrate Amy and David.

And the Vogt Family knows how to do just that.

See you in a week.

 

Comments 19

  1. May the celebration bring much joy to Amy and David! And my prayer will be for sleep for you and the rest of your family after the fact. 🙂

  2. Congratulations, Beth! What a delight to see your children happy. Take the break. Enjoy the moments that make memories. Take tons of pictures. And when it is all over crash for a few days. Hugs!

  3. When my oldest daughter got married, I remember that day, I felt such joy – the kind of joy that only comes around every once in a while. It was awesome. Enjoy every moment.

    I wish your Amy and David many blessings for a wonderful life together.

    I wish you and your family a beautiful day…and more, as you welcome a son into your family.

  4. Beth, what a wonderful week awaits you! I pray you treasure up each special mother-daughter-family memory in the memory books of your mind and heart. Congratulations!

  5. Congrats on your daughters wedding! My daughter is only two so thank God I have a while before that time;) Enjoy this time with your daughter and new son and new family:)

    I am a new follower of yours and am really enjoying your blog:)

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