Thomas and Mara's Wedding Film

Jonathan, with help from his friend Will, videoed Mara and Thomas' wedding. After much editing (and Aaron getting rather weary of hearing Mara and Thomas' vows as he fell asleep each night and work up each morning) he got this video done. I think he did a great job and really captured much of the feeling of the wedding. I hope you enjoy it.

Your Money, Your Life, Your Happiness

This really hits home with me. They talked about various things I have been thinking about. One in particular is the idea that limitations don't stop creativity - it can actually feed it instead. I have seen that over and over again. That is why I enjoy challenging myself in many different ways - It forces me to learn and be more creative. I enjoyed this talk and I thought maybe you would too.



  It is another Friday of doing flowers around here and that has been a fun time for me to watch/listen to youtube videos while I work.

Mara and Thomas' wedding - a quick peek

Our eldest, Mara, got married to Thomas on May 18th. I have been wanting to write a post about it but life has been pretty busy since then as we have been working to help my Mother-in-law move, having been preparing for a fun summer program at Church and took a week long trip to Washington DC. Also I don't have that many pictures to share yet as I just have the ones I took on my phone at this point which was not that many. So this will not be the comprehensive post that I enjoy doing but just a little peek at the days activities.

Twig initials that Mara and I made for the wall.

 Their cool "Guestbook". This is with signatures already on it. They signed along branches and it became part of the art work. Thomas was the artist for this.

This guys up front waiting.

 Ken walking Mara down the aisle. A bit of an emotional event for him, I believe.

 Getting ready at our house that morning. Her cousin Margaret (a bridesmaid) was lacing her up. Mara made her dress from linen and I made the bridesmaids and flowergirl's dresses.

It was a rainy day. That made pictures challenging but also pretty. Mara loves rainy days so it was perfect for her.

 Megan and Molly where in charge of the "guestbook" and gifts.

 Our buffet table artistically displayed by Christy with MollyBea helping her.

 I strung up the trees with twine and attached them to the ceiling. I was thankful that they stayed in place throughout the day for me. :-) The wreaths Thomas hung up for me. I had a wonderful time decorating for the wedding and am so thankful for the many, many people that helped out.

 We used many natural elements on the tables. The mayflowers Mara and Thomas and the bridesmaids had gone to the woods to gather.

  It was a beautiful day filled with so many special people. The music was beautiful and the ceremony was lovely. Thomas' dad, Merle officiated and I appreciated the things he shared. Mara and Thomas each shared some personal vows and it was so neat to hear them dedicate their marriage to God.
   It all went quite smoothly and it is crazy to think that Mara is now a married woman, but she is and I think she is enjoying it quite a bit.