Wedding Bells

In my last blog I was talking about a wedding I went to and a point that the preacher made about young love and old love, how truely different it is from just getting married to being married for a long while. This is the entire sermon that I witnessed, which had to do with Kristina and Douglas:

"Kristina and Doug, it was a tremendous honor for me to be asked to participate in your wedding. As we began planning my part, over supper one Sunday evening at IHOP, we spoke of vows my grandfather, Harlod Hawley, wrote for my parents' wedding many years ago. He must have done a good job- my parents made it well past their Golden Wedding anniversary. I foresee a future for you that mirrors the path that my folks have walked. Someone elegantly put it this way, "The question is asked:'Is there anything more beautiful than a young couple clasping hands and pure hearts in the path of marriage? Can there be anything more beautiful than young love?' And the answer is given: 'Yes, there is a more beautiful thing. It is the spectacle of an old man and old woman finishing their journey on that path. Their hands are gnarled but still clasped; their faces are seamed but still radiant; their hearts are physicallybowed and tired but still strong with love and devotion for one another. Yes, there is a more beautiful thing than young love, old love!'" Doug and Kristina, I see my parents in that quotation and in fifty years, I see the two of you"

- The imfamous words of Coach Steve Hawley

And he goes on to say the traditional vows and the I-do's are finally stated. Going back to his parents....his father passed away a year ago around this time and his mother was diagonosed with alzheimer disease a while back. Then last Tuesday,their love lasted until the day that that they died. The example of that old love he was talking about is truely shown through the pictures I have seen and the stories I have heard. They are together again in the place we all want to end up,Heaven above. I aspire to have a marriage that literally lasts a lifetime. I have A favor to ask all of you, please go to Coach Hawley's blog and start learning about the love they then and will always share, plus you can read a ton of amazing stories this wonderful man has witnessed. You can find him at stevehawley.blogspot.com

Love and God Bless,
Kaitlyn

Young Love, Old Love!

Yesterday at 3:00 in the afternoon there was a marriage, and I got to witness it. When the preacher, who happens to be my bible teacher,talks about the change from when the couple meets to how their love has grown throughout the years they have known each other. He tells us about the young love that they share and how eventually it will grow to that imagined old love that every couple dreams about. What a coincidence it is,as my mother points out, that the older couple sitting right in front of us has that "old love." You know, the arm around each other, holding hands, his and hers towels kind of thing. It was amazing how a couple well in their sixties can still have as much love as the day they got married. I have heard of peoples parents in their eighties still having that kind of love, and I think that is what God knows marriage is always supposed to be. To be with the the one you love until the day you die. As I was saying, the preacher was talking about how his grandfather created this sermon for his parents wedding,whos marriage lasted well over fifty years. I think this is a good lesson for all, if you think you found that lucky person to be with then go for it! Don't let anyone or anything hold you back!

Quote for Today:
(This asked to the girls)
"Who do you think your going to marry?......That lucky guy!"
Coach Steve Hawley

Love and God Bless,
Kaitlyn

3 People Relationships

I have these friends at school(can't name names) who are totally awsome, I have a good time when ever I'm around them but there are always those certian times when some type of drama happens. Their is this couple that have been going out for six months or so and they have had their hard times every once in a while, like every other relationship throughout history. When their relationship started their has been this one girl, who we chill with, that has been the third person in this relationship. This couple is in seperate classes so the only time they get to see each other is at lunch or after school, most likely after school. I totally understand how they feel when they want some privacy every once in a while, and this Miss Nosie can't comprehend that. The girl asked me to tell her to back off for a little while and give them space, when I did she backed off for about five minutes then walked back over to the couple. Then the guy finally had enough........ he started to yell and say," can't you get a life and get out of ours..." stuff like that. I was hoping that it wouldn't come to this but they finally had enough of her nosiness. She walked off all flustered and had the weekend to cool off, and so did everyone else. On Monday the whole ordeal started back up again when Miss Nosie came and created drama before the bell rang, I looked at the girl and we knew exactly what was about to go down, and it wasn't going to be pretty! Then came the infamous texting war between both girls, this ended with Miss Nosie "needing to take a break" from a relationship she had nothing to do with. Other messages sent and recieved: " you are so wrapped around his finger"; " it is so pathetic how you rely only on him", and many more. Have you ever had a "Miss Nosie" in your life, I'm sure you have, it's hard not to. Don't get me wrong I love these people but be realistic!!! You don't have to rely on your boyfriend, use someone elses relationship when you don't have your own, or lose your temper over something that could be a two second conversation. The main point is don't make something that is nothing, you don't even have to get angry just see the other persons point of view and talk about it, DON'T HAVE A COW!!!

Quote for today:
"Drama,Drama,Drama; got to love it, only if it has nothing to do with you!"
Kaitlyn Vickery

Love and God Bless,
Kaitlyn

LOVE

When you meet someone you think your going to spend the rest of your life with and you have no doubt in your mind, this is an truly unique feeling. No one person has the exact feeling about their special someone, but when you get that feeling you can't ignore it. That stomach in knots,butterflies kinda feeling you get everytime you see that person. I personally haven't had that feeling yet, being that I'm only in eigth grade and all, but i can't wait to find that person to share it with. Not everyone can find the right person when they think their "ready" for them. They may want to meet someone young and make a family in the near future, but that might not always be the best choice for them. If they need to finish school or prosper in their job a little more. I have this friend who is sixteen and claims to be "in love." She is with a guy who treats her like royality and loves her constantly, a real gentleman and just the perfect guy I guess. Some girls would absoutly die to be with a guy like him, but I think he is a complete pig. You may be wondering why I am saying this about the "perfect gentleman," well he is so not! When we are somewhere in public (he checks to see that my friend isn't looking first)he is checking out girls behinds and giving them his number on paper napkins. Way ridiculous, I know, I couldn't beleive it either the first time i saw him do it. When I told my friend she said I was jelous of what special relationship they have, whatever. Now guess what, he brokeup with her because "she wasn't doing anything for him" or some crap like that. I tried to tell her but when you find "the one" you don't really pay attention to reality. All I got to say about this subject is be careful wjth who you choose and when you have chosen cherish it, because it may only last for a short period in your lifetime.

Love and God Bless,
Kaitlyn

Agervations

Have you ever felt so frustrated with someone you just want to wring their neck? Well you might want to take a seat because this is going to take a while. My dad is my protector, my fighter if you will, I when I can't see him everyday. He works at Memorial Hermann Hospital(mem.city). Every couple of years he has to go to these classes, they have usually been in Ohio every time, this time was a little different. He was sent to North Carolina for a week, he came back last Sunday. One day last week he told me that his boss wants him to go to another one of these classes, and I was like okay sure,why do I care.I didn't actually say that because I would have been slapped across the face.(haha) Anyway he told me this time would be for two weeks and he had to leave on Sunday. My mouth dropped, as you can obviously tell my father and I have a very close relationship. I just got up and went to my room to finish my homework (may sound suprising, Kaitlyn doing her homework, well yes every once in a while I sit down and open a book). Ten minutes later we went to the movies and saw "Gran Terino," I have to say through almost the whole movie we were cracking up,then it got all serious and ended us being all bumbed.Anyway when I went to the airport with my parents to see my dad off he pulled me aside and said try not to kill each other(him talking about my mom since I have no sibling to "kill").And that's what I'm trying to get to, there is always someone in your life that pushes all the buttons you didn't even know you had. In my case that would be my mother, now don't get me wrong I love my mom but I need my space and she needs hers. My advice to you is when that one little button pusher is getting ready to push just say back-up and if they don't then you need to just walk away.Be the bigger person and give it up, in the long run you will always be rewarded.

Love and God Bless,
Kaitlyn