Showers of Blessings

Today Papa Rooster and I celebrate four years of wonderful blessings. Four years of marital bliss. Four years of still "getting to know one another". Four years of doing our best to please the other. Four years of happiness, trials, joy, pain...Four amazing, blessed years.

As I was driving to work this morning, I thought back to this day 4 years ago. I was up and rushing to get "beautiful" for my wedding. This was it...I was finally marrying the man of my dreams. And he has helped so many of my dreams come true.
Anyhoo, as I was driving the rain began to beat down harder and harder on my windshield. I could barely see. Once again, the rain took me back to that beautiful day. It reminded me of two things. First, in my (then) 18 years, I had never seen my Great-grand Mother shed one single tear. That day she stopped me in the aisle, stepped out, hugged me and shed such beautiful tears. I knew I was loved that day. Here I was, being shown love by my family, and being accepted with open arms into a new family. My heart pounded with joy.
The second thing the rain reminded me of was my actual wedding "night". Almost as soon as the wedding was over, as we were leaving, the rain began to pour. It rained and rained. My new husband and I went to our new HOME, as our honeymoon was postponed until June!! (Another story for another day). The winds and rain grew stronger and stronger, and because we lived in a mobile home, we decided it was best we spend the night at Papa Rooster's mother and father's home. What a joy that was!!!
Now I know most women are thinking, "there is no way I'm spending my wedding night at my mother-in-law's!!!", but it didn't bother me at all. Besides, I'd just been accepted into this family. That, and I wanted to be safe...LOL.
That was a night I'll never forget. NO, not for the reason's you're probably thinking. We we got there, I'll say 6ish pm or so (the wedding was at 2pm) and the WHOLE family was there. All 3 sisters-in-law, 2 brothers-in-law, 3 nieces, 1 niece's husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and 1 grandmother from each side of the family. Let's see...thats....(yes, I'm using my fingers)....15 of us total. 15 in a 5 bedroom house!!!! What a ball we had that night!!!! Sitting around talking, listening to the radio for weather reports and updates. I've never felt so much a part of a family!!! I was so happy as to have joined this family!!!!

Now four years later, we've added 2 more children to this family. There is another brother-in-law and a nephew who weren't with us that night. It sort of makes me want to do this again some time...

Four years later, and Papa Rooster and I have been through so much together. He is an amazing husband who is there for me whenever I need him. Taken care of me through 3 surgeries, two of which he had to take me all the way to Atlanta (and all who know him, knows he's a home-body), through trials and tears of trying to conceive, and through the birth of our child. I couldn't ask for someone to love, care, and adore me as much he does. He makes me proud to be a wife!!!
I know our story's not "special" in anyone else's eyes, but to me, it's the cream of the crop. I married my best friend and I thank God for him every day!!!!