Being Prepared For The Unexpected
Friday, August 10th, 2007Last Saturday (August 4), Danand I were rushing to finish packing for a trip to Kingdom Bound at Darien Lake. It was about 5:30 pm, and we had a lot to do yet.
When the house phone rang, it was our friend Jim, for Dan. I could hear a little of the converation, and figured out that a wedding was supposed to take place, but the officient hadn’t shown up. All of a sudden, Dan’s cell phone rang. It was our daughter calling to ask her dad if he could fill in for a couple haveing a wedding where the Justice of the Peace hadn’t shown up… it was the same wedding.
Dan said he would be there in a few minutes. Then we started laughing…two calls about the same emergency. He said he had left his notes att he church, and I told him I would go get them while he shaved and changed his clothes. I got home from getting his notes, changed my clothes (broke a record for me…fast!) and we were ready to go. He looked at me and said “You’re going with me?”
I said “Of course…I always go!” He was very happy…I am his support and his biggest fan.
I was so proud of him! He talked to the bride and groom (not together though) before the ceremony- which was an hour and a half late- and they were both ready to be married.
When he did the ceremony, he sailed through it. I was very impressed, especially since this was only his fourth wedding- and he had NO time to prepare.
Life is full of the unexpected. Learning to deal with things gracefully can be a challenge- especially when they can interfere with our plans.
The couple who had to deal with the “wedding that almost wasn’t” dealt with it beautifully, and came out passing that test.
Dan did too.