Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another,
as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
1 Peter 4:9-10
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another,
as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
1 Peter 4:9-10
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| Miranda and both of her Grandmothers |
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| Miranda and her sister-in-law to be |
A couple months ago I told my daughter that I would plan a wedding shower for her. Obviously I said that on a day when I was feelin really good!
My daughter, her fiance' and I met one day and decided on the menu. A couple weeks later we finalized the invitation list. After buying 3 different types of invitations; I decided on one and prepared most of them for mailing. We also hand delivered some of them.
My husband cleaned the front porch, cut the grass, went grocery shopping with me, made the rolo, pretzel, pecan thingies, bought and picked up the mums, pumpkins and the Chick fil A platter and so much more.
My future son-in-law ironed the tablecloths (He brought his own iron, for Pete's sake...he is very serious about his ironing!!) He came over on the day of and did some cleaning for me and went and bought some more pumpkins and mums. He also went to pick up the cupcakes. I had ordered cupcakes the day before the shower. When he went to pick them up; they told him someone else had picked them up. What??!! Who did they give MY cupcakes too?? Oh well!! He had to order some more and my daughter picked them up.
My mother-in-law made some delicious pecan muffins. My sister-in-law helped with the food set up. She cooked the popcorn...and who doesn't love popcorn??!! My Mom cut the vegetables and helped with the food set up. My best friend sent her punch recipe for "Preacher's Punch" all the way from New York and it was a hit!
What's a party without guests? We had Aunts and sister-in-laws, Moms and Grandmothers. Two separate families came together, enjoyed some food and had some fun. We even played some of those silly little bridal shower games. Miranda was opposed the idea at first, but it turned out to be very entertaining. One game we played consisted of me asking a list of questions that I had prepared. For example: If you have read your Bible this week, give yourself 2 points. Whoever had the most points at the end would win a small prize. At the end we had a two-way tie. So I asked the tie breaker question. It was still tied. I asked another question...guess what...another tie. I finally said "Ok, you both win!!" I let both of them pick a prize. It was a good way to break the ice and I think we all enjoyed ourselves.
All in all it was great day. The weather was perfect and everyone pitched in. It took so many people joining together for a common cause to make this bridal shower the success that is was.
I wanted Miranda to have a bridal shower that she would enjoy and cherish for years to come. Although I have been feeling better, there is no way I could not have prepared everything by myself! If I didn't have IC, I would not have asked for as much help as I did. Relying on others is not a bad thing. It is a good way to get to know your family and friends better.
I cannot survive this IC journey by myself either. I have to have the help and love of my family and friends just to make it day by day. Taking on the challenge of IC by myself is hard to imagine. Every day I trust in the Lord to give me the strength and courage to motivate and encourage others. I trust that He will use my sufferings for His glory.
We all do crazy things for the ones we love. Hosting a bridal shower at your house while you have Interstitial Cystitis (IC) is no small undertaking, but I wanted to do it for my daughter. It is one of many ways that I want to show My Little Girl how much I love her.
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| Last minute plans before the guests arrive |
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| The bride to be |
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| My sister and my daughter |
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| Me and my two new friends! |
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| My Little Girl! |
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