November 17 – “Way … way”

Countdown to Knee-ness Wonders … ten days.

We made our way way up into Texas yesterday.  I love it when I can put two words together like that and confuse the daylights out of spell check and grammar check.  I am performing a wedding ceremony tonight here in beautiful suburban Cypress, Texas.  Last night was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.  Looks like a beautiful venue.  Groom’s parents’ backyard right off a golf course with a lake in the background.  That’s gonna make for some gorgeous wedding photos. 

 The meal was catered by a local Mexican food restaurant.  Pretty good fajitas.  We were seated next to the bride’s Dad, and he regaled us with story after story of his health issues (He just had open heart surgery and rehabbed just in time to walk his daughter down the aisle) and his experiences with hurricanes in New Orleans and Florida.  He’s been through some bad stuff.  Had to be resuscitated three times on the operating table.  Had to wade through two feet of water to turn off the breakers of his house during a hurricane.  But don’t worry.  He assured us that it hit him how stupid that would be just before he touched the breaker.  Instead he found a stick to flip it with.  Oh, and he did it all with an external drain following gall bladder surgery.  Later a flat-bottomed boat with deer hunters in it (rifles and all) came to rescue them.  They floated right into their foyer.  His wife strolled down the stairs and stepped right into the boat.  Never even got wet.  And when they reached the truck that would drive them to dry ground, she stepped right from the boat onto the truck.  Never got wet.  The man married a pretty smart lady, don’t you think?

Now we have until around 4 p.m. to find something to do.  I think we are going to stop by and see some friends in Magnolia since we are kind of close.  The plan is to change clothes for the wedding while we are there.  So …. here goes.

Psalms 116:5-6 says, “The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.  The Lord protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.”

Father, thank you for getting us safely way way up here to Texas.  Amen.