And the sun did shine.... When she was 0, I was 11.  The previous 9 months had been rather tumultuous for our family, but that July day when she rode home from the hospital in my arms the sun did shine!  In fact, it's been shining through her for 22 years now.  And, last Saturday somewhere between putting on THE dress and touching up makeup it started to shine once again.  Friday night and Saturday morning it rained showers of blessings, but it shone on their wedding!

I've always said she was the perfect "baby of the family" (and I mean that in a good way).  She could make us all laugh.  She mellowed Mom and Dad.  She was born with style.  I think she's claimed at least four of the five bedrooms and two of the three bathrooms at some point in her lifetime.  She does the "aunt thing" with pomp and circumstance.  And, I know why her smile is one of Drew's favorite things about her.

Their whole wedding ...I've been processing it for days.  It's one of those life experiences that helps you understand what the Bible means when it says Mary "pondered these things in her heart".  Yes, the wedding really was that incredible!  In fact, the whole experience was incredible!   I loved how she broke "all the molds" (and maybe all the rules, too).  I love how she walked in to the electric guitar, how Bro. Craig made us all cry and Jason made us all laugh.  I love how they admonished each other in their promises and how Drew sang with her their story.  I love how we got to be barefoot and how she left with the pink flower in her hair (as the sun shone, of course).  I love how "we" crashed in the nursery for a few minutes and how "we" laughed as we reminisced on Sunday.  It was just an incredible experience, as the sun did shine!

So, thank you Amber and Drew!  It was a beautiful reflection of you!