This was a church family weekend for us. On Saturday, David and Jasmine (Costen) Feliciano were married at the chapel at Ft. Eustis. There is always a ton of stuff to do to get ready for a wedding, but we all got through it. The highlight of the whole thing for me was Angelynn and Tressa fighting over the bridal bouquet. I'm glad Tressa gave up easily; I was afraid someone was gonna get hurt in that tussle! Congratulations to David and Jasmine... and to Josh and Sylvia for getting through the ordeal. It really was a big day.
Sunday was a big day as well. I thought worship was particularly uplifting, but it was Melissa and Julie Foster coming forward to be baptized that made it super special day. And then Thomas' emotional table-talk before communion... well, it was a great day.
Last night, our small group had a party to welcome Glenn Sweatt back home after 6 months in Afghanistan. We had a great time. It was a great family weekend. BTW, special credit goes to Bill Foster who pointed out that yesterday we sang the song "Wake Up O Sleeper" right after my sermon, which everyone found appropriate!
Mother's Day is always a special day, but many probably noticed that we didn't do a lot of special stuff (like we sometimes have in the past). No slide shows or special songs... or even a sermon on mothers. What is with that? Those things are fine, and we'll likely do them again in the future. But Mother's Day is a very hard day for some people-- like those who have lost mothers, mothers who have lost children, and those who cannot have children. Sometimes I think it is good to understate the whole Mother's Day thing for that reason.
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