So, the kid is getting married today. I shut down all other aspects of my life to focus on the moment and live in the moment. I’ll let you know how it goes. In the meanwhile, it does bring me to talk a little about the concepts of love and marriage. They are not equal nor do you need one for the other. From time to time I see marriage as a business arrangement between interested parties. Mostly I see it as a commitment to love and cherish and to be financially bound to each other’s choices. That last bit is what got me in trouble last time around. I walked away from a marriage and she walked away with my loot. This is not how it is supposed to go at all.
Regardless of the ending, a love story has beautiful moments throughout. That part — the loving part– is the theme of my sermon. Yep, I’m the officiant. It is a strange thing to be and a strange family I live in, but there it is in full. Her dad who raised her will be there, and will be giving her away, and I will be doing that next bit. There is something quite poetic in that.