My Everything Quilt

Moriah and Josiah were married on Saturday, January 7. It snowed the night before and, needless to say, created some challenges for the wedding day. But, after some rearranging the timeline, everything was beautiful and they were married on schedule! The wedding was held at Community Bible Church in Kennesaw and the reception was at The Whitlock Inn in Marietta. The Inn is an old vintage house used for events, specializing in weddings. It was gorgeous! And this was their first reception in the snow!                                          Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Teague

It is January 2, 2017. Moriah and Josiah are getting married in just 5 days. I know this week is going to fly by and it will be Saturday before I am ready. As excited as I am for both of them, there is a sadness attached with Moriah getting married. She is the last of our children to leave home. The term "empy nesters" has been thrown around a lot lately, and frankly, I do not like the term. It sounds so lonely; it makes it sound like you no longer have anything to live for. Sure, our house is going to be a little quieter with no more children living here and only David and I to make noise (and we just do not make that much noise!); but it has been rather quiet for a couple of years now since Hannah got married and moved out. But this time it is different. This time there are no more children left at home. I have to keep reminding myself that my children will still come to our house for many reasons, not just for holidays. We will still have fun family get-togethers. I wi...