Many people have different ways to describe God, but few seem to capture how they "feel" God. Yesterday, I felt God. It was a warm Friday, much hotter than usual and the sun was shining extremely bright, radiating through all the trees, leaves, and water--yes water! Marcus and I took yesterday evening to pack a small dinner and head over for a swim at the Brush Fork Falls near Athens, WV.
Upon arriving, we walked the half mile to get to the falls in our beat up flip flops, trampling over rocks, dirt, and mud. As we promenaded to our destination, the sound of water lapping in the creek to our left said we were headed in the right direction. As we neared our destination, the loud gurgle of the waterfalls came into the distance as did the view. We walked the rocky distance down the mountain to go set our stuff down before taking the plunge and jumping off the falls.
Standing above the water below was SCARY! I love the thrill of flying through the air but not exactly falling--ergo me and my heart were petfrified! I did what every smart girl does and made the boy jump off first to make sure it was safe. Once I saw that Marcus was alive then I jumped. To my surprise I went down a bit further than I thought I would and ended up bumping into some very rough rocks--needless to say I now have bumped and bruised knees!
Once my body reeled from the shock of hitting the rocks, Marcus and I swam around and even went under the falls themselves. Once we were tired of swimming around in the "pool" area we took on the challenge of climbing up the waterfall(s) themselves! I was surprised at how easy it was to climb up. I was afraid that I would hit a slick area and bust my butt and/or crack my head open. But thankfully, none of that happened although I did bump my knees and stub my toes a few times. Ouch! After climbing up we sat under the waterfalls and let the push and rush of the water flow over our bodies--well my aching body at this point, LoL.
But that's when it happened. As I sat vulnerable to nature with the water falling over my body, that's when I felt God. He was cool, sleek and refreshing. Just wanted I needed to feel replenished, whole, and new. I needed nothing more and nothing less than to sit in that moment and feel Him. It was so glorious that all I could do in response was smile! I hope that somebody in your life, you'll get to feel God, too, and it is nothing more or less than what you need!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Jessica & Philip's Wedding
So YES they were high school sweet hearts! :-) Since then they have grown in friendshipe, faith, and love together. Every time I came home from school Philip would graciously let me take his girl away and have a girls' night. He is a good 'ol country boy and she's a sugar & spice and everything nice country girl. Seriously only God could have brought two amazing people like them together! So after dating for five years, Philip proposed and asked Jessica to be his wife and several months later the two were married on June 21, 2008.
The bridal shower was held in the bottom of Jess & Philip's home church--it was decorated in lime green and pink--it was so pretty! A light dinner was provided by ladies of the church and some of Jess' family. And of course there were presents everywhere! Let me put it this way, Jess & Philip received almost twice of everything they had on their registry list!! Now that's what you call blessed! Unfortunately I was unable to make it to the lingerie aka bachelorette party--but from what I heard it was a heck of a time! The maid of honor, Amanda, and the other bridesmaids: Charity and Amy are amazing girls that are a blast to be around!! Seriously it was so amazing how well we all got along!!
Finally the day before the wedding came!! The dress rehearsal was held on Friday, June 20th at 5pm at Pocahontas Baptist Church in Bassett (where the wedding was held). While it was sweltering outside it was cool inside! Of course the groom and groomsmen and the father of the bride all goofed off while all of us ladies were ready to get down to business and match up the timing of people coming down the aisle and who walked in/out with who. Finally after the boys started paying attention and we finally did a few run thrus we all drove up to Jess & Philip's home church where the rehearsal dinner was held with family and friends. For the dinner we had down home country meal the included fried chicken, mashed potatoes, rolls, and the like. What could be better for dinner held in Jess & Philip's honor??? :-P
As night turned into day the wedding day had finally arrived!! I must admit that I was late in getting up that morning, but no worries, I did show up on time (I know you must be suprised!) but yep I actually got to something on time! All of the bridal party was asked to be at the church at 2pm. We each got ready, did our hair (if it wasn't already done), put make-up on, and did last minute checks before taking a few pre-wedding pictures. Finally the time came (4pm) for the wedding to begin) walking down the aisle of the church was so beautiful! The sun filtered in thru the glass stained windows and several dozen candles had been lit at the altar. It was such a sight to see, but that's not even the best part! As Pachebel's Canon in D Minor played, the guests stood as the bride maid her grand entrance. Well because there were so many people in front of me I was unalbe to see Jessica, but the look on Philip's face was priceless! His eyes filled with tears as he shrugged and jerked with emotion. It was so amazing to see someone as tough as he was to show emotion over someone that means so much to him--Jess is one blessed girl! The wedding lasted about thirty minutes then afterwards we took an ooberly amount of pictures and finally left heading to the Bassett Country Club for the Reception around 6pm. The reception was also incredible. Guests were everywhere, as a slide show of pictures played while dinner was served and as people danced. There was of course the typical cutting of the cake, toasting of the best man, tossing of the bouquet, and tossing of the garter---which was hilarious (Jessica lifted her dress up to where the garter was so she exposed all of her leg and Philip of course rising to the challenge took off his vest like it was some hard task and bent over beside her leg and bit the garter sliding if off her leg!). Oh what a fun reception! By the end of the night I was so tired! All things considered everything went off without a hitch and it was a wedding to remember! Congratulations Jess & Philip!
What a joy and honor and especially a good time it was to be in there wedding and share in their special day!! For those of you who have been waiting, here are the pictures from the bridal shower (that was held on May 31 and the wedding!!
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