38 years ago, today it was pouring rain.
It had been raining for 3 days and there was no hope of it letting up.
You see, June 2, all those years ago, was a VERY special day.
It was the day two young kids who hadn’t a clue in the world, were coming together to take the most important step of their lives.
Why did it have to rain?
As I stand in the back of the church nervously waiting for things to begin, unbeknownst to me, my bride was being delivered to the church wrapped in trash bags wearing sneakers desperately trying to keep her dress and hair dry.
Her father and uncle David were soaked through making sure Lisa made it into the church without a drop of rain staining her dress or her.
The true heroes of the day for sure.
I was so nervous!
I remember my hands shaking while I waited out back. I was confident in my love for Lisa and there were no cold feet to be had.
No, instead I was more worried about messing things up.
Something I was rather good at in those days.
I remember thinking OK, just repeat what the priest tells you and then say I do! How can I screw that up?
Well …. I could!
I remember finally getting to the altar and facing the back of the small church.
It was time!
The pews were filled with the smiling faces of family and friends.
The organist begins and soon Lisa and her dad are walking my way.
I remember saying to myself “how can this be? “How can anyone so beautiful and sweet be marrying me?
But marry me she did.
I didn’t screw up my lines and the wedding and the reception was just as we planned it!
All the while the rain never stopped.
That was 38 years ago but it could have been yesterday!
We have had many adventures and a life together full of love.
For 38 years we have supported each other without question,
Sacrificed when needed and celebrated life to the fullest.
I can’t wait to see what the next thirty-eight look like.
And yet still, 38 years later, can’t understand how or why anyone that beautiful and that sweet would marry me?
But every day since that rainy day in June, 38 years ago, I have been blessed and thankful that she did!
I love you Lisa Crooker Smith and I can't tell you how blessed I am that you said......
I do.
This Photo is us leaving her father's house for the first time as a married couple.
We had no idea the life we were about to live and journeys we would go on!
