Jewells of Thought

You remember I talk about having dates literally imprinted into my mind! Today is one of those. The middle one of my siblings was married today in 2010. It was one of at least 5 family weddings. All of our cousins from the Alsmans and the Bishops ironically all of our first cousins. It was a busy year for us.

I am not sure how my brother and his fiance at the time picked today, 3 days after our parents Anniversary though. I thought that was a little too close or something. Anyhow the date has always stuck in my head. The marriage may be over, but the best silver lining of it was the birth of our girl Selena. She came at such a crucial time for us when Uncle Mike died. We just didn’t get to see very much of her unfortunately.

Sometimes I wish I wasn’t so observant and that I could forget certain dates and days. I guess for that little girl I need to remember for her to tell her she was wanted and loved before she was born. Sometimes being the adult is difficult in these circumstances though.

My family prayed and prayed over that little girl before she was born in June of 2012. The Lord has protected her from illness such as not having asthma. Yet she is so little she has been up to Riley for being dehydrated a couple of times. She is so precious to us and is already a firecracker as well as a delicate rose.

What dates bring up emotions or memories that you sometimes want to forget? Or does God not want you to forget them because it serves a purpose for someone else besides you?