Shower #3

I have been anxiously awaiting writing about shower #3! It was also held in Corpus and was hosted by several women from the church JR and B have both attended. It was on a Sunday afternoon in the home of one of the hostesses. This shower did not go without a hiccup. Though everyone involved in hosting did a remarkable job making everything so wonderful the bride to be and her entire family arrived thirty minutes late. Somebody say “We made a memory!” It seems that we arrived on time at the wrong address only to realize that the shower was actually across town. Those hosting as well as the guest were extremely gracious about the whole mix up and were able to make everything flow smoothly in spite of our mishap.
 
When we finally arrived, all of the guest were mingling and we started playing Bethany Bingo. A game that had been made up to help everyone get to know B and the rest of her family better. I had been contacted a couple of weeks prior to the shower and asked to come up with interesting facts about B. Boy, was that fun! While eating tasty treats and drinking wonderful coffee punch we all visited. Everyone tried to get the info they needed about B out of us. It was really fun and a great way to get to know people. I am so blessed that B will be surrounded by so many wonderful women. When the game was over B began opening her gifts. They were all so thoughtful.
 
I must say that there was one that was really special. JR’s mom gave B a book that was given to her by her mother-n-law when she was newly married over thirty two years ago. It is a very special book about being a daughter-n-love instead of a daughter-n-law. The pages were worn, yellowed, and filled with special handwritten notes. As B’s soon to be mother-n-love stood and shared with us what the book was about, her mother-n-love stood beside her and shared how she had never been disappointed by her daughter-n-love and how she was just like her own daughter. It was a very special time and I am so blessed that B will be loved in such a beautiful way by such special people.
 
As the shower continued the tears flowed freely as each of B’s sisters; her soon to be sister-n-love; her soon to be mother-n-love; and myself all shared words that we had been asked to prepare ahead of time. She was blessed with accolades of encouragement, and affirmation. We let her know how happy we were for her and how much we believed in her choice of a husband. It was so nice that the hostesses chose to honor her in such a special way. Everyone gathered around her and JR for prayer as this lovely afternoon came to an end. B gathered the hostesses and presented a special thank you gift just to let them know how much she appreciated all their hard work.
 

As this wonderful weekend of celebration ended I couldn’t stop thanking the Lord for His goodness! I know that God’s Word is true and that what he has planned for us is far beyond what we can imagine. I am so grateful for the love that I have experienced in the Body of Christ. Thank you to all you wonderful women who have done so much to make this a joyous occasion.
This past weekend B had a lingerie shower and a batchlorette party in Brownwood. I got to stay home and keep “The Jewel.” It sounds like they had a wonderful time. You can hear more about it later at beaversbeyond.blogspot.com. And don’t forget the special day is quickly approaching!