The WEDDING
All the family has gone home to their states and everything is almost back to normal, now that the wedding is over.
All the family has gone home to their states and everything is almost back to normal, now that the wedding is over.
I would like to tell a small story about my brother Mark. Where he has come and how far he has traveled so you understand why the wedding was so important to our family.
My brother Mark and I grew up in Arizona as well as spent some of our child hood in Illinois. Shortly after I dropped out of High school My younger brother, Mark had a hard time dealing with me not being there and started getting into trouble in school, not getting along with my parents. and eventually getting into extreme drug and alcohol use. For a long time Mark didn't want to be around the family and almost disappeared we feared forever. Until one day he got into a ton of legal trouble and finally he let GOD help him. That is known to me as the day I believe our family started to come back together.We all wanted Mark back so much we were willing to do what ever it took to help and in turn started building a new family with new beliefs and new priorities. Mark may not know how I feel, and how much his accomplishments have meant to our family. When Mark succeeded our family succeeded too.
Today I would give a credit card number to him because I trust him so much He has definitely become a great man and person to look up too. He works hard, keeps his new wife happy everyday and tries to spend time with all his nieces and nephews, and does it all clean and sober. I am Proud to call him my brother.
After the wedding it self we went to the park. Of course, this was on the fourth of July. We expected the park to be packed, though it was a bit busy, I wouldn't say it was packed. I'm glad that turned out very well. The reception was allot of work but I think everyone had a lot of fun even when it came to the work. We grilled tons of food, met tons of new great family members, and learned allot about where Ciarenna came from. Her family is as great as ours. When it came to the end of the night, I was surprised how many people stayed to help tear down and clean up. We did however, loose four of the chairs. Mark and Ciarenna had to use part of the money they were given as gifts, to pay for them. I wish I could have helped with that since I'm the one who placed four chairs at the other end of the area away from everything else. Those are most likely the ones that got lost.
In an overall view of the day, it was a great day for both families to have gotten together and celebrate a truly miraculous event. We were all grateful for being there to witness one of Gods best pairings.
Today I would give a credit card number to him because I trust him so much He has definitely become a great man and person to look up too. He works hard, keeps his new wife happy everyday and tries to spend time with all his nieces and nephews, and does it all clean and sober. I am Proud to call him my brother.
Now that you know a little about Mark I would like to tell you about the wedding. The wedding was great we all had so much fun. our father and step mother were there, as well as our brother Richard my twin, his wife Francis and their beautiful kids Seth and Amber, of course our mom to and as many people the bride could fit in to the church. the bride's name is Ciarenna. She has been a large part in all of our lives, since she became a large part of Marks life. Ciarenna is a beautiful young lady that seems to make Mark want to try harder at anything he
attempts. The wedding was beautiful and the bride was gorgeous. My family came together into one state for a few days though we were still missing Grammy and uncle Larry, whom couldn't come due to a medical issue with Grammy. They were Missed. Mark and Ciarenna had our Pastor, Pastor Larry, perform the ceremony. He tends to enjoy making everyone laugh so it wasn't your typical boring wedding. Pastor Larry through in a few lines of his own sort of like Sunday morning can turn out, you spend most of the time laughing, and enjoying it.
attempts. The wedding was beautiful and the bride was gorgeous. My family came together into one state for a few days though we were still missing Grammy and uncle Larry, whom couldn't come due to a medical issue with Grammy. They were Missed. Mark and Ciarenna had our Pastor, Pastor Larry, perform the ceremony. He tends to enjoy making everyone laugh so it wasn't your typical boring wedding. Pastor Larry through in a few lines of his own sort of like Sunday morning can turn out, you spend most of the time laughing, and enjoying it.
After the wedding it self we went to the park. Of course, this was on the fourth of July. We expected the park to be packed, though it was a bit busy, I wouldn't say it was packed. I'm glad that turned out very well. The reception was allot of work but I think everyone had a lot of fun even when it came to the work. We grilled tons of food, met tons of new great family members, and learned allot about where Ciarenna came from. Her family is as great as ours. When it came to the end of the night, I was surprised how many people stayed to help tear down and clean up. We did however, loose four of the chairs. Mark and Ciarenna had to use part of the money they were given as gifts, to pay for them. I wish I could have helped with that since I'm the one who placed four chairs at the other end of the area away from everything else. Those are most likely the ones that got lost.
In an overall view of the day, it was a great day for both families to have gotten together and celebrate a truly miraculous event. We were all grateful for being there to witness one of Gods best pairings.
Sounds like it was definitely memorable. I know from my own experience how hard it is to come back from a life of Alcoholism. You have every right to commend your brother, he's come a long way. (Hugs)Indigo
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