Today was Halee Harding's wedding. It was so beautiful. The weather was perfect. The ceremony was in her husband's parent's backyard in Bountiful and then the luncheon was at a nearby park. The wedding reception will be in her aunt Dayna's backyard. And I was fortunate enough to be able to attend. That was a beautiful tender mercy because today is a school day but because teachers worked 9 days before school started, there are going to be several days when students do online school but teachers are off. And the first of those comp days is today. What a blessing to be able to be there. I absolutely love Halee and I'm so happy for her. And Sara is my very dearest and best friend and so I was so happy to be invited and to be able to attend.
When I arrived at the wedding, I sat at the back corner. As soon as Sara saw me, she came over and gave me a big hug and had Chris take our photo. Her sister Katie also came over and said how nice it was to see me and how much I mean to Sara and her family and how great it is that I support them in so many things.
I noticed that a few minutes later, one of Sara's sister-in-laws arrived. She is going through some difficult challenges right now and I watched as Sara went over to her and spoke to her and gave her a hug. Then drew her up to the front to sit near Sara and next to their in-laws.
At the luncheon, I was answering some emails from school as I waited for things to start. I figured once it started, I'd get some food and sit in a corner. There were so many people I didn't know which can sometimes overwhelm me a bit. And those I did know well were Sara and her family...and she has a huge family and this was their special day so I wanted to be unobtrusive. Well, suddenly there was Sara and she "made me" come sit next to her. And I would have been okay to sit alone or to find one of Sara's kids and sit by them or even to just find someone I didn't know and maybe introduce myself and ask to sit near them. But it meant a lot to me that Sara had me come sit near her, made me get in line for food with her, etc.
I just watched Sara throughout the day and watched as she spent time with and made everyone feel noticed and loved. It was a busy and beautiful day for her, a day when it would be easy to be focused on tasks or focused on her immediate family and yet over and over she ministered to and loved others. She's a beautiful example to me.
LESSONS LEARNED: Notice others. Love them.
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