Last weekend my husband, Henry and I had the privilege of attending our brother-in-law, Tom's birthday party with a family gathering at the beach.
We had much to celebrate...God's gift of life to him and the beauty of the ocean!
But what shines out even more than the glorious scenery was the joy of the arrival of the soon to be bride and groom! Kate and her fiance, Nathan delighted the rest of the family as they shared their preparations for the wedding next month!
As we became aquainted, we heard the difficult story of the death of Nathan's sister-in-law of breast cancer in April leaving her husband and two children behind. It brought back memories and a few tears as we recalled when Henry's sister died of breast cancer at a young age also. We shared the sorrow of family members that we felt should be there to join the celebrations but were no longer with us.
But as we parted with the anticipation of seeing each other again next month at the wedding, it reminded me of another hope we have to come. There is the future joy of knowing we will see our departed love ones again at the marriage feast of the Lamb in heaven!
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