Saturday, September 24, 2005

Congratulations

I'm very happy to say that last night, my lil' sister Beth accepted a proposal of marriage from Mr. Brian Roark.

[wild cheers and applause]



God has blessed both of them individually, and now as a team I know He's got big stuff in store for them. I asked her what the date was, and she said sometime next May. Yay! That will mean I get to make a trip to Texas at one of the nicest times of year there. I can't wait.




A couple of years ago, I ran off one of her potential suitors... what are big sisters for, anyhow?... but they had been together for a couple of years already and I just sensed that he loved himself way more than he loved her. So I called him up and just said, "Do you love my sister?"

He spluttered and got defensive, as if I had no right to ask the question.

Wrong answer. If you can't unequivocally, wholeheartedly say that you love her, then you don't need to be stringing her along anymore, because she is a PRIZE and you darn well better be worshipping the ground she walks on if you intend to make this permanent. I can ask any question I darn well please... you aren't obligated to answer, of course, but your refusal to answer is certainly an answer in itself.




Forgetting what is behind, however, as the Apostle Paul so eloquently put it, we move on to what is ahead. Brian does love my sister, I can tell without asking. I'm glad he's joining the family and I look forward to what God's got planned for them and for all of us!

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