Not being a seamstress myself, I was quickly overwhelmed this evening as Olivia was having her dress pinned to be altered……….
Overwhelmed to see this much thread in one room…….
Overwhelmed to think that someone actually alters over 500 dresses a year!
(I am happy when I sew one button on a shirt….a month!)
Overwhelmed to think that Josie’s hands can maneuver this machine and transform evening gowns and wedding dresses into girl’s dream dresses…
But more than all of that I was simply overwhelmed as I watched Olivia and Josie work together to get Olivia’s dress fitting “just right.”
Olivia’s favorite moment of the night was when Josie discovered a pocket in her dress! 🙂
After the dress altering was finished, I joined Topsy, Wilma and Donna to make the mints for the wedding reception……
And I was overwhelmed again………. 
Overwhelmed because my friends had sacrificed their evening to help me and my family….
Overwhelmed that cream cheese and powdered sugar could make such yummy mints!
Overwhelmed at the reality that the wedding is only two weeks from this coming Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!
When I think of all the things we have been working on over the past few months- the phone calls and emails that have been made- ……all to make sure that Erich and Mallory’s day is perfectly beautiful, I can’t help but think about the wedding we will be a part of when Jesus comes to claim His Bride, the church!!!!!!!!
I hope I am spending more time, emotionally and physically, preparing for that wedding day than this one!!
I want to be ready on that day….. not overwhelmed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Revelation 19:6-20
Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has
come,
and his bride has made herself
ready.
Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)
Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”
Praying you are preparing for that wedding day too!
Erich and Mallory! We are so excited for you!
We love you! (And Hugo!)
In December of 2007 as our youngest son, Nick, was fighting brain cancer, I began to blog. Writing provided a way for me to release all of my questions, fears, and doubts. It also allowed me to share the ups and downs of Nick's journey with people who were praying for him all over the world. When Nick went Home in November of 2008, my blog became my way of searching for God in the midst of my deep heartache. My heart was broken and grief brought to the surface every emotion imaginable. Being able to release those emotions through my writing brought a sense of purpose to my pain. Having already walked the road of grief in 1992 when we lost our daughter to SIDS, I knew I needed a way to keep from falling into a pit of depression and despair. I had walked close to the edge of a bottomless pit when we lost our daughter,and I knew I couldn't let myself get that close to the edge again. This blog has been and continues to be my tiny corner of the world where I can share My Heart as I journey through God's Word.......thus the name........ My Heart His Words. Thank you for taking time to share life with me. If we do not meet while here on earth, I look forward to hearing all about your life when we reach our final destiny.........Heaven! Email me anytime at 
You are so truly blessed with the gift of the Word and writing. It always amazes me how you can relate everything that happens in your life, make that connection with the Bible, and bring God our heavenly Father right up front where He needs to be for us all. I just want to thank you so much for your faith and bringing it to me each day. Blessings to you Tammy. Sandy from MD
I love what Sandy wrote because that is how I feel too! I love making this stop each day to read and reflect. Congratulations to Erich and Mallory!