I couldn't sleep- big surprise- so I got up and checked the tent to make sure everything was still there, but really I didn't want to wake the first lady of my life. This is such a strange, hard, awesome, happy and sad place to be. It's hard to see the keys to write because tears are clouding the locations.
Larnell Harris sings a song called "The other woman in my Life" and it is about how his daughter grows up to become that person. I am so blessed to have my beautiful, hard working, tender hearted, full of laughter, friend to so many, wife and it is hard to believe that God has given me another woman to add to that joy. I don't deserve the incredible wife I have and yet God lavished on me an amazing daughter as well.
As I think about Kimmy being gone from our home, going to the other side of America, my heart is so glad that God has given her to us and yet so sad that this stage is now just a few hours away from being over. The house will be so different- she brings life to the room when she enters. She is so discerning and yet tender. She helps me understand Teresa and helps Teresa understand me. Many times she has been the "go between" and she will be able to take this into her next stage.
How can my little girl be leaving today? How could the time pass so quickly? How can it be that in just a few hours I will give her to the man that God has planned for her to share the rest of her life with? We love Ian and they are perfectly suited for each other; I can't imagine the heart ache I would feel if I had to give her to someone that I didn't think was going to take care of her. I am so blessed.
My heart is just really sad right now and it's not that I don't want them to get married but I just can't believe my life is going to change so much from today forward. From the moment I saw her, heard her low cry, held my beautiful little girl, I knew that this day would come but I had no idea how much she would impact my life.
We don't get do overs, there are no go back and change this or that, I can't undo anything I have messed up- and there are plenty of those- and I really don't have lots of regrets in my life. I am excited to give her away because I know that God has something amazing for her and Ian to do, but I just love this young woman so much.
Today will be crazy with all kinds of things happening. I'm going to miss lots of those things but it doesn't really matter, what matters is that today is the day that God planned from eternity past for this to happen, He planned many things to take place along the way, and they have, and I hope to be the most joyful, happy teared, forward looking, liver on unseen things person I can be today, by His strength and power. Today is a day to worship just like every other day we have breath; I want to do that well today.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Last night Kimmy is a Weinberg
Well, today started pretty early and ended late.
The septic tank alarm sounded AGAIN at 1am this morning and at 5 I rolled out of bed and asked God to make this an easy fix. I called the same company that pumped it last Friday and asked what they thought it might be; "no idea until we take the lid off and have a look". So I had to take the sod back off and dig it out again while the expert was on the way. He arrived and we turned off the power and he switched some wires around and determined that the pump was actually dead. So new pump and float and hopefully that will be the last time I need to do that for a while.
Tent went up today and a whole bunch of other things. We have such an amazing Body here and many have pitched in, no pun intended, and help in so many different ways. We have wrapped fabric, hung lights, cut out papers, ran errands, weeded and replaced weeds with plants, laughed much and at least for me, cried a few tears.
There is still plenty to do but if the wedding needed to happen right now we could just pick all the little things up and set up some more chairs and we could do it. Praise Him for He is so good and He gives what is best for each one of us.
The septic tank alarm sounded AGAIN at 1am this morning and at 5 I rolled out of bed and asked God to make this an easy fix. I called the same company that pumped it last Friday and asked what they thought it might be; "no idea until we take the lid off and have a look". So I had to take the sod back off and dig it out again while the expert was on the way. He arrived and we turned off the power and he switched some wires around and determined that the pump was actually dead. So new pump and float and hopefully that will be the last time I need to do that for a while.
Tent went up today and a whole bunch of other things. We have such an amazing Body here and many have pitched in, no pun intended, and help in so many different ways. We have wrapped fabric, hung lights, cut out papers, ran errands, weeded and replaced weeds with plants, laughed much and at least for me, cried a few tears.
There is still plenty to do but if the wedding needed to happen right now we could just pick all the little things up and set up some more chairs and we could do it. Praise Him for He is so good and He gives what is best for each one of us.
Friday, June 11, 2010
1 Week today
Lots of things happening around here; some fun and some not so fun.
First for the fun ones. We did some lighting design and planning last night and talked about where power was coming from and what the tent would look like, would it be light enough at the time of the evening under the tent and those kinds of things.
We have had an on going discussion about portable toilets. Here is how the discussion goes. The girls are pretty opposed to using them and I think that we should at least have them for the guys and even for the women, so they don't have to stand in line as long. The girls say that the women don't ever want to use them and I am concerned about all those women using the bathrooms all at once- major burden on the septic system. Well, it's not that I think that talking about portable toilets is so fun, but the not so fun part follows.
While I was talking to the portable toilet lady on the phone last week, she told me that the last thing you want during a wedding or reception is a septic emergency. Plunging the toilet and things like that are not too fun during what should be one of the best days of the year. That leads to what follows.
If this were not going to be such a mess it would be comical. The septic alarm went off this morning. What kind of timing is that? So one week to go and the septic tank needs to be pumped; but it gets better. The tank lids are not close to the surface and will need to be dug out just to remove the lids. It gets even better. They are located right in the back lawn, where all the guests are gong to have to walk.
I think that this crazy rain storm over the past few days/months has exacerbated the situation, but now the system will be empty when everyone arrives, the lawn will just not look quite so good when they get here.
So, if you're coming to the wedding, come with a flexible attitude. God is in charge of all the details, including the level of our tank, so this is no surprise for Him and I guess He thought this was a good way to get my attention this morning. I'm awake now.
First for the fun ones. We did some lighting design and planning last night and talked about where power was coming from and what the tent would look like, would it be light enough at the time of the evening under the tent and those kinds of things.
We have had an on going discussion about portable toilets. Here is how the discussion goes. The girls are pretty opposed to using them and I think that we should at least have them for the guys and even for the women, so they don't have to stand in line as long. The girls say that the women don't ever want to use them and I am concerned about all those women using the bathrooms all at once- major burden on the septic system. Well, it's not that I think that talking about portable toilets is so fun, but the not so fun part follows.
While I was talking to the portable toilet lady on the phone last week, she told me that the last thing you want during a wedding or reception is a septic emergency. Plunging the toilet and things like that are not too fun during what should be one of the best days of the year. That leads to what follows.
If this were not going to be such a mess it would be comical. The septic alarm went off this morning. What kind of timing is that? So one week to go and the septic tank needs to be pumped; but it gets better. The tank lids are not close to the surface and will need to be dug out just to remove the lids. It gets even better. They are located right in the back lawn, where all the guests are gong to have to walk.
I think that this crazy rain storm over the past few days/months has exacerbated the situation, but now the system will be empty when everyone arrives, the lawn will just not look quite so good when they get here.
So, if you're coming to the wedding, come with a flexible attitude. God is in charge of all the details, including the level of our tank, so this is no surprise for Him and I guess He thought this was a good way to get my attention this morning. I'm awake now.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Sub 2 weeks
Under 2 weeks to go, just finishing the graduation weekend and when it is completed we have to get down to serious business.
Pray for some nice weather so I can finish the yard stuff, or we will have to all wear rubber boots to get through the mud. Could it be more rainy this year? At least it will be very green. More gravel needed, some bark, flowers and start to think about how all the lighting stuff is going to work out.
So much planning stuff now I can't even list it all. Kimmy is getting vow ideas, Ian is at his friends wedding in Colorado and comes home tomorrow. Cake and things like that are ordered, but there is so much more to do. I'm sure it will all come together but it is starting to seem like there is a lot to do.
Please, also pray for nice weather on the 18th, but if it does rain I have told Kimmy and Ian that they can still get married:)
Pray for some nice weather so I can finish the yard stuff, or we will have to all wear rubber boots to get through the mud. Could it be more rainy this year? At least it will be very green. More gravel needed, some bark, flowers and start to think about how all the lighting stuff is going to work out.
So much planning stuff now I can't even list it all. Kimmy is getting vow ideas, Ian is at his friends wedding in Colorado and comes home tomorrow. Cake and things like that are ordered, but there is so much more to do. I'm sure it will all come together but it is starting to seem like there is a lot to do.
Please, also pray for nice weather on the 18th, but if it does rain I have told Kimmy and Ian that they can still get married:)
Monday, May 31, 2010
Something Borrowed
There's a saying that goes something like this;
Something old
Something new
Some tradition
that means nothing to you
Let's see if we can start some new traditions and change the culture a bit.
Something old
Something new
Some tradition
that means nothing to you
Let's see if we can start some new traditions and change the culture a bit.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Invitations to Weeds
We are under 5 weeks and it seems as if the time is really flying. This weekend was really busy with plenty of other things, like fund raising, but there was still time to do some wedding things.
So what have we been doing? Weeding the lawn, beds and that kind of thing. Re-graveling the driveway and some more fertilizing of grass. But all our work was not outside. We also have done some invitation kinds of things; cutting, pasting, licking and addressing. They are in the mail, which is a relief. Just so everyone knows; announcements are supposed to go out at the 6 week mark and we missed it, but if there are those who decide that this is reason enough to skip the wedding then so be it. We're going to have a great time celebrating this union whether everything is perfectly done to etiquette or not.
I am just trying to keep you posted on the wedding preparations, not necessarily asking for weeding help. If you want to help with those kinds of things we would love for you to come as long as you come with the idea of visiting more than having your fingers worked off. Kind of like the "fun" in fund raising.
Get ready to celebrate with us!!!
So what have we been doing? Weeding the lawn, beds and that kind of thing. Re-graveling the driveway and some more fertilizing of grass. But all our work was not outside. We also have done some invitation kinds of things; cutting, pasting, licking and addressing. They are in the mail, which is a relief. Just so everyone knows; announcements are supposed to go out at the 6 week mark and we missed it, but if there are those who decide that this is reason enough to skip the wedding then so be it. We're going to have a great time celebrating this union whether everything is perfectly done to etiquette or not.
I am just trying to keep you posted on the wedding preparations, not necessarily asking for weeding help. If you want to help with those kinds of things we would love for you to come as long as you come with the idea of visiting more than having your fingers worked off. Kind of like the "fun" in fund raising.
Get ready to celebrate with us!!!
Monday, May 3, 2010
46 days
Kimmy told me that I had better start posting here, since there is only 46 days until she has a new man in her life.
People have been asking me if I am excited or sad about Kimmy leaving home, or what I think about them moving to NC after they are married.
Here's what I think. God gives us many things as stewardship opportunities, and kids are one of them. As a parent our job is to prepare our kids for life after they have moved on. I am so excited to see what God is going to do with our kids as they move forward.
We are working on things like invitations, lots of "day of" things (I can't tell you what or I'd have to..) and even going over job opportunities and housing in NC. It's hard to believe that she is almost married.
Some of our friends are telling us they are not coming to the wedding because they know that there are some people there who will be in tears- namely me. For those who know me this is not a stretch. So bring extra mascara, or just don't wear any:) I just want to go on record right now as saying that I am very excited about this wedding and that every tear will be tears of joy.
Kimmy has just had a surgery and it was good of God to allow her to be moved up in the schedule so she can recover before the wedding. Ian graduates from the Master's College this weekend and so ends one chapter and begins another. We are proud of Ian; he finished a year early.
They're going to make a great family. What will God do with them. Please pray for them.
People have been asking me if I am excited or sad about Kimmy leaving home, or what I think about them moving to NC after they are married.
Here's what I think. God gives us many things as stewardship opportunities, and kids are one of them. As a parent our job is to prepare our kids for life after they have moved on. I am so excited to see what God is going to do with our kids as they move forward.
We are working on things like invitations, lots of "day of" things (I can't tell you what or I'd have to..) and even going over job opportunities and housing in NC. It's hard to believe that she is almost married.
Some of our friends are telling us they are not coming to the wedding because they know that there are some people there who will be in tears- namely me. For those who know me this is not a stretch. So bring extra mascara, or just don't wear any:) I just want to go on record right now as saying that I am very excited about this wedding and that every tear will be tears of joy.
Kimmy has just had a surgery and it was good of God to allow her to be moved up in the schedule so she can recover before the wedding. Ian graduates from the Master's College this weekend and so ends one chapter and begins another. We are proud of Ian; he finished a year early.
They're going to make a great family. What will God do with them. Please pray for them.
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