It's official

Last Saturday morning, Jim received a phone call that our daughter's boyfriend wanted to come over to visit with us Saturday evening. Our daughter was on a girls weekend in NYC. We felt very honored that Lindsay wanted our blessing to ask our daughter, Megan to marry him! The above picture is the location Jim and I were at when we got the call last evening (12.14.07), near the water fountains. Lindsay and Megan were in a quiet "blue" garden area. Here is the following events to the proposal!!

All four of us had tickets to the Longwood Gardens ice skating and garden event, so Lindsay would propose there early and then we would join up together to watch the show and go to a late dinner. Sounds pretty simple :-D

After a few glitches that evening with traffic and not being able to propose before the skating event, it took place and, as Megan puts it, it was very romantic and caught her somewhat off-guard!!! The wedding will be around this time next year between early Nov or Dec (that is what they are saying today...but we'll see).

We then all went out for a late dinner. Megan's comment to me was "it just doesn't seem real", and as I hugged her I said, "if you only knew my child...and you will someday. " "Dad and I are so happy for you and Lindsay and love you very much."

Jim and I are looking SO forward to getting to know Lindsay much better and we are growing to love and respect him already. He truly loves our daughter. So many changes are taking place in our circle of life and we feel SO very blessed that the children want us to be a large part of it. Personally, please keep Lindsay and Megan in your prayers as they prepare for the wedding and begin their lives together. Enjoy the pictures we took these inside because, though it was a beautiful night it was getting chilly.

Right or Wrong?

Today I had the opportunity to have a one-on-one lunch with a very close, dear friend. We discussed many things when we're together and today was no different :-D

One item of discussion was how do you know if after much time in prayer and mediation, you make a decision and after making it (several months or even weeks after the decision is made), you see that maybe it wasn't the correct decision? It may look like it was the correct decision for others, but personally not for you. Do you stay with the decision, even if you struggle with your own spiritual health or your family struggles? How do you know that it was the correct decision??!?! When doubt enters is it satan working his "magic"? In my case, more prayer is and continues to being said and I am being very precised when giving it to God about the situation as I'm looking for the answer once again. Will the answer come, and again, will it be the correct answer, how will I know?!?!

The next question to ponder, what will those that I associate with throughout my walk think of the result of my "new" decision. Would I be judged differently because some may see the decision as ridiculous, or silly, or "there she goes again". Some may see it as something they wish that they would/could change. This entry I'm sure isn't making alot of sense, but it is burning inside me and has been for awhile. Just wondering!!!

Thoughts? If you understand my ramblings, I'd love to hear what you think.