Marriage

5:00 am I came suddenly completely awake. And reached my hand to touch Rodney's shoulder, it wasn't there. I missed him, I like knowing he's there and that I can just touch him, and it just strengthens me, comforts me. The room was very still and dark except for the softly playing radio in the background. I reached and hit the button to change it to my station. The song playing was telling me it was 5:00 somewhere, just as it turned over to the Rick & Bubba kick off hour. As I laid there the prayer I said just before falling asleep came to my mind. "Lord please let me sleep all night tonight." I immediately said "Thank you Lord Thank you for the rest of my body".  So I get up and  hobble to the bathroom (both of my knees are killing me). I am just going back to bed. Then I think I better get Bitz up so she doesn't wake me back up in 30 min. When I open the door to let her out, the humidity hits me in the face like a wall. Oh, how I hate the month of August, I think. Then God says, " This is a day I have made you need to rejoice in it." Then the sweetest breeze started blowing, not that hot humid breeze, it has just a tiny bit of cool refreshment in it. The crickets were chirping and I could hear Sally the horse taking to me. Thank you Lord for the reminder. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS DAY. Bitz and I went in and did her usual routine. I fixed me a glass of chocolate milk, wishing Anna's hands were making it, she makes the best chocolate milk in the whole world (absolutely no exaggeration). Then I throw Bitz up on the bed (yes I said the bed) she curls up in Rodney's spot...lol I think....he will love that. Then as I lay back down, I think I was sleeping so deep this morning I don't remember my kiss. Some mornings I don't, but most morning I do. He always kisses me goodbye as he leaves for work. It one of those soft sweet kisses. And since c-pap has come into our lives it's usually on my cheek or forehead. It's my I love you from him. I don't get the words. He just has trouble saying them, he says people use that word to easily and out of habit. That's just his opinion. But in my house it's the one that counts. I have no doubt of his love for me. It's tangible. I can feel it in just about every thing he does. 35+ years so when he does says it its precious.  This is the kind marriage that I pray that my children have. Not to have no I love yous,  but the tangible love that you feel no matter what is going in in your lives.  With Chelsea's wedding 4 days away I pray that she and Shawn have this kind of marriage. I pray that they realize the the vows they are taking aren't just to each other but they are vowing to GOD till death do us part. I will love you. That doesn't mean I always have to like you, but I have to find away to work through that dislike, because I promised God and you I'd always love you. The wedding will be beautiful. My Chelsea will be beautiful. But none of this means anything if the Marriage isn't the most important thing they are concentrating on. My hope for you is that your first move every morning is to reach out your hand to touch your spouse for the strength and comfort, that together with God you can conquer any problem that comes y'alls way.

Mother of the Bride List

Mother of the Bride List.
(have plenty of comfort food on hand for the stress, because it looks like someone thew a wedding up in my house)
!. Get a Bride (took us long enough)
(Go To Hobby Lobby, spend money)
2. Get that Bride to set a date(this really helps with planning)
3. Buy Wedding Dress( look for sale, half price, clearance, used, so that you might be able to afford the Dress)
(Go To Hobby Lobby, spend money)
4. Get someone close to your home to do the alterations(not at the other end of the world and who is going to end up in the hospital)
5. Have your Hair colored so you don't look as horrible in the pictures.( which I hate absolutely hate to have my picture taken)
6. Don't set the date in the dead of summer in Alabama( heads up humidly humidly humidly, your hair ain't going to to right)
(Go To Hobby Lobby, spend money)
7. Decided where your having the wedding. ( Our Beautiful little Church was chosen, yea!!!!!!! )
8. Pick invitations.
9. Get a perm, those stupid pictures are looming in your future.
10. Make guest list.
(Go to Hobby Lobby, spend money)
11. Start the planning, gathering, crafting, borrowing, (thanks all my friends who have helped with this, because I don't have a clue)
**********HOLD IT WE NEED A CAKE!!!!!!! OH I HAVE A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WHO MAKES CAKES!!!!! YEA!!!!!!!!! YEA FOR LESLIE KENNEDY FREEMAN. AT LEST THE CAKE WILL TASTE GOOD. ***** AND MAMA HAS THE PUNCH COVERED SO WE'RE GOOD.
12. Ask Kerry Quinn to help with the Reception. (this is the most important move you could make)
13. Pick colors ( I love the colors Chelsea has picked)
14. Clothes (make sure everything fits, this can be a major headache, and I MEAN MAJOR HEADACHE)
(Go to Hobby Lobby sped money)
15. Nail Polish this is a must
16. Mail invitations
17. Diet for pictures (ah too late, just pray I can wear that dress I bought a month ago)
18. Photographer (this can be very difficult with only 10 weeks notice thank you Angela Montgomery and Heather Reeder. And Amber Griffith Sewell we will miss you.)
(Go to Hobby Lobby, spend money)
19. Flowers. OH MY!!!!!! 200 stems, yea!!!!! that's not a typo 200 stems will arrive at my home Thursday.)
20. Cox Comb Shots in your knee so you can walk that last week
21. Pray know one dies the week of the wedding that will need the
partially decorated Church and Fellowship Hall.
22. Order the boutonnieres and corsages that you wTere going to make your self.
23. Construct The Great Wall of Chelsea. ( you will just have to see it)
(Go to Hobby Lobby spend money)
24. Prepare for the Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner.
25. Have a wedding director( important to have someone to boss everyone into their places)
26. Have a  person set that will keep Joshua A. Freeman and Tristan Argo apart during the Rehearsal. So we can finish it in an hour so we can go eat. (boys do you hear me, you can't have any be mean to mama jokes till we eat)
27.Be sure to Thank everyone who has helped you in any way getting this together. And who is helping the day of the wedding. And my list is so long. I know I will forget someone If I start naming names. My Church Family has been Awesome to us. I feel overwhelmed with the love that has been shown. The help that's been given and offered, y'all make me feel so unworthy. But I know it's for Chelsea and I so Thank y'all for loving my baby so much. There are many who have helped that are my community family, I thank you so for you help and kindness you have shown Chelsea and I.