The Engagement
Photo: InkedFingers.com B ig news, the precious girl is engaged to be married. How can this be, her mom pondered. Wasn't she just born yesterday? How can she be all grown up and ready to marry? But oh, what joy the mother felt when she saw the sheer delight on the daughter's face. The utter joy in her eyes was unmatched as daughter and mom shared the moment of 'he asked me'! It is a privilege to have heart-to-heart moments of sheer delight with another person. It is a privilege of motherhood to be heart-to-heart with your own offspring as they experience the joy of a life time. And, it is a privilege of fatherhood to see family wholly celebrating together, in love together with each celebrating the other. The mom reflected that this journey of engagement took a path of curves, turns, downhills and uphills: The first meeting at 13 The years that neither forgot the other The re-meeting The days spent getting to know one ano...