Esotropiart

Today was a treasure of life, a joyful jewel in whatever crown I get or don't get. Gimme a crown so I can put this in it, cuz it was pretty awesome! I was severely blessed to be able to witness in person the beauty and glory of Christ in the form of Karl and Nadya, my beloved brother and sister in the Lord. I was blessed some years ago to witness the growth of their love firsthand in Brazil. I was there to see my friend Karl go through some of the same feelings I went through when I met my precious love.

Today I went to their U.S. wedding reception, some 3 years after they got married in Brazil. What a joy to see them! What a priceless moment when I received the strongest hug I've felt in ages from my beloved friends Karl and Nadya. To feel you both close as we prayed together - a moment to record in stone and present as a pleasant sacrifice before the King of kings! My soul is flooded with joy, as I see the magnificence of God in their faces! Thanks for inviting me. I didn't know beforehand... was a bit nervous, but now I realize how much I really, really, really needed that! May God open the floodgate of His richest possible blessings upon you, my friends. For that is what He has done for me through you. I am poor. I am a crushed ruins of a shipwreck. Now the Lord has seen fit to bless me with spiritual riches beyond my wildest dreams!

Waitamminit... how could I have gotten all that from just seeing you guys today? Am I completely nuts? Those reading must think so. So do I. I'm nuts! But that's okay. I have never been afraid to admit it!

Thanks, Dave, for taking me. I would have included the other picture I took that includes their precious Kylie... but she had delicious spaghetti all over her cheeks, and I wouldn't want to embarrass her! :)