April 24 – “That was weird”

That was weird.  The wedding rehearsal I had scheduled for last night was canceled due to rain in Texas City.  It was going to be in the bride's front yard, because they didn't want to rent the venue for an extra day.  That wasn't the weird part, though.  It was that I felt totally lost for about an hour and a half.  I went on Facebook.  I checked email.  I listened to the insane music coming from the TV.  Mom had on the Galveston City Channel.  That's the one where the only thing that ever shows is the city council meeting.  The rest of the day they run cheaply done commercials across the screen and play elevator music.  But I couldn't get motivated to do anything.  It was like I was paralyzed.  And then the Astros game started.  And all was well with my world.   It's coming up on the two year anniversary of Hurricane Ike, and guess what Chris did today?  She threw stuff away.  That's right.  That's weird.  We waded through the stuff in the back yard and she actually agreed to throw some of it away.  And some is destined for the rummage sale at church.  And some made its way into the garage, here it is now up to me to find a place for it.   Can you say, "attic"?   The wedding went off with only some minor snafus.  It was scheduled for 3:00.  The bride arrived in the building around 3:10.  We finally started around 3:30.  It was a very weird group.  They had tables set for about 24 more people than actually showed up.  The parents of the couple forgot to bring the sand bottles up before we started.  They were doing the alternative to the unity candle where they each have a bottle containing a different color of sand.  The groom had white and the bride had purple.  Then they pour their sand into a larger bottle, mixing it in a unique way.  It's a very nice symbol, and easy to explain, when the bottles are there.  Fortunately, the bride's mom remembered, so I explained the symbolism while she ran into the back room to get them.  I thought it was kind of sad that the bride never smiled.  Well, she did one time, when they took a picture of her and her sister.  I guess she felt safe around her.  She's known her longer. No baby yet for Christina.  In fact she went to a wedding shower for her little sister in Houston and plans to spend the night there.  Oh, well.  St' Luke's Hospital in right in the middle.  We could all meet there if we need to.   Hebrews 3:1 says, "Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess."   Father, watch over Christina and that little baby while they're on the road.  Amen.