Royal Wedding Watch Party 2018

It feels like I've spent my entire life being captivated by British Royalty.

It all started way back in 1981 when Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer.

I was 11, and I remember getting up really early to watch

this breath-taking event happen live!

At that moment, I was hooked!

I will never forget the moment I heard Princess Diana was killed.

My very first baby was a 7-day old newborn and I was in the throes

of exhaustion and delirium.

I remember my husband waking me up at a weird hour of the night

to tell me that she had been killed in a car accident.

I tried telling him he was confused with Princess Grace of Monaco.

There was no way that such a tragedy could happen like that.

But it was true.

So when her first son, Prince William, married Kate in 2011,

you better believe I wasn't missing that one either!!

I will never, ever forget the second when the 

Westminster Boy Choir started singing John Rutter's piece,

This is the Day,

which was specifically composed for their wedding!!!
It was so breathtaking that it brought tears to my eyes.
You can watch it here and be mesmerized too!!

For this royal wedding, I tried to get my children to watch with me!
But the 5 am wake-up call wasn't interesting to them!
I tried making scones and clotted cream to go with the English tea

and jam I had purchased for breakfast during the watch party,

but both recipes were huge fails!!

I need to hone my British baking skills!!!
But undeterred by disappointment, I was once again

thrilled with the pomp and pageantry that only

the British can do with excellence!!
Someday I hope to be invited to a wedding 

wear I am required to wear a hat!!!

April Shower

On a blustery Saturday in April, my two youngest girls

accompanied me to a lovely wedding shower for my June bride!
Abby helped her sick Mama make the chocolate covered strawberries

that morning, and after we had loaded them up, off we went!!

To see what we learned about making these, click here.

My bride and her family are special friends of the Duggar family,
and my bride's Mama asked Michelle Duggar to give a few thoughts
to her daughter on this special occasion.
Michelle really is an engaging, delightful, lovely person
who genuinely loves the Lord,
and she shared several marriage tips that she and her hubby compiled

that have been really helpful for them.

What a blessing to be reminded of these great truths:
Have a personal, daily Bible time, and then prayer time together as a couple.
Make time for dates, and put perfectionism aside.
Don't withhold praise, and never stop having a learning spirit.
Remember and use these words:
"I was wrong.  Will you forgive me?"

Prayer over the bride with Mrs. Duggar, the bride's Mama,

and the bride's future mother-in-law.

Aryn hit it off with Jordyn Duggar,
and now has a new friend!