Twenty one years ago today, God sent one of His sweetest into this world to bring joy to her Mimi and Granddad and others.
Christen Elyse, you're very special to us. You have blessed us in so many ways and have provided us with a lot of laughs with your dry sense of humor. Your gifts of intelligence, organization and hard work have brought you to your senior year in college. And, in God's special providence, your gift of love has brought you to the man you will cherish the rest of your life. God willing, your granddad and me will be setting in the front pew at Thorncrown Chapel, where you and your fiance' first met almost twenty-one years ago, when you pledge your love to each other before God, your families and friends next May.
"See, children are a gift from the Lord. The children born to us are our special reward." Psalm 127:3 NLV
Even though I wrote this poem four years ago, I think it's fitting:
God's Timing
Everyone that walks into our lives,
God sends there for a reason.
Some are there forever;
Some for just a season.
Ofttimes people tend to use us,
Yet others enhance our life.
Some bring shelter for us,
When our world is full of strife.
God sends others to enlighten;
Some are faithful friends indeed.
Some are Angels Unaware,
He sent to fill a need.
Remember everyone you meet,
Is not a coincidence,
But handpicked for the time at hand
By God's own providence.
Jo Ann
Sept 21, 2009
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