Aaron and Mandy - July 1, 2011

This past weekend we had the wonderful pleasure of witnessing the marriage of my brother, Aaron, to his beautiful fiancee, Mandy. They had a very intimate ceremony attended only by immediate family.

I will readily admit that Alex and I are both very emotional people (we have, in fact, cried watching: American Idol, the Apprentice finale, Humane Society commercials- for a few examples) - but the ceremony was very emotional for everyone present. Certainly, it was emotional because the caliber of their relationship and their love for each other is so great. But I think that the emotion really came from a different place. The tears of joy came from hearing Aaron and Mandy express so beautifully their commitment to God and their promise to honor Him through their marriage. Their vows were words of praise to their Lord, Jesus Christ, - who has blessed them with salvation and who they recognize has blessed them further with love that He ordained.

I am thrilled to have Mandy as a sister-in-law. She is quite possibly the sweetest woman I've ever met. She makes Aaron a better man (which is saying a lot, b/c he was nothing to sneeze at to begin with) ;)

Aaron and Mandy - Alex and I love you so much. We praise God for you, individually, as as a couple.