going to the chapel and they're gonna get married...

she's getting married four weeks from yesterday.

kate, darling, (let me borrow that endearment from grandmother) ~ you were the object of my dreams, the prayer that was answered by God. just when i had given up, God smiled and said yes!

only parents, of course, understand the wonder of first children. you truly were a wonderment. "the best gift". (thank you barbra streisand) and just in time for christmas.

eleven days before you get married you'll have your twenty-eighth birthday. happy birthday. (two and a half weeks early) what a nice present!

you're marrying a great guy, kate. he really loves you. he's nice. and handsome. you go together. you fit. we were happy to give you our blessing. very important.

you will be such a beautiful bride! the most beautiful. i can see you now coming down the aisle. radiant. full of joy and love. the biggest day. i pray that you and kyle will make the most important part of your lives together based on the Lord. it will determine everything. and life will go so much better for you!

here is one of my favorite verses for marriage ~

"two are better than one because they have a good return for their work. if

one falls down, the other can pick him up. but pity the man who falls and

has no one to help him up! also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.

but how can one keep warm alone? though one may be overpowered, two can

defend themselves. a cord of three strands is not quickly broken."

i love you both and i'm looking forward with great anticipation and joy to your very own day!

xoxo mthr

(it's nice to have a boy in our family, kyle, you've done a great job of handling all these girls!)

the baby chick

it's true. my baby chick, emily jane, graduated from college. thank You, God! yea. no more payments of any kind, at least to or for texas a&m. ever. to any college. any. where. ever. you can see me doing the happy dance, can't you?

packing and moving was......well, insane. but it's done, over, kaput. with tons of help from her 'mama' and a cache full of amazing friends. thank you, amazing friends.

so now it's job fair. every. day. not nearly as much fun as college. (the fun part not the class and studying part) it's real world part. it's going back home to fun-filled parents part. i crack myself up with the adjective there. we, the parents, are down to the mundane with only bursts of fun-filled-ness. not to be confused with college graduate fun-filled. ness. it's major computer time and resumes part. it's the interviewing part. with companies that aren't even close to what she wants to do. what does she want to do? no worries. she'll figure it out. sooner or later. no pressure but we're all hoping for sooner. wink.

okay. we're going to make it. all of us.

"this is a test. this is only a test. if it were not a test, your local broadcasting company would inform you. stay tuned to this channel."

we're staying tuned to this channel.

and guess who the broadcaster is? yes, thankfully, it's God Himself. so we will all persevere, we will all continue to pray (especially ejb) and we will all keep tuned-in to every channel that He gives us.

He really is... mighty to save.

even college grads without a job.

i love you baby chick.

AND DON'T YOU EVER FORGET IT.

wink. wink. wink.