Family comes through
James got an email yesterday from his aunt and uncle in California (his father’s relatives). They are excited about the engagement and really want to come to the wedding.
James is thrilled. He doesn’t have strong ties to his dad’s family at all, so it really mean a lot to him that his aunt and uncle are taking an interest. He updated the guest list (they were one it, but their children weren’t) this morning.
I love to see him get some support from his family. My family has totally accepted him and loves to have him around, but it’s still not the same.
The idea of family comes up again and again as we talk about our engagement and our future together. We really feel that with our marriage, we are creating a new family for ourselves. When Rev. Taber asked us why we wanted to “be married in the sight of God,” rather than in a civil ceremony, I told him it was about family. The church family I grew up in nurtured and formed me and I can’t think of a better place to start a new family than in church, with God’s and our families’ blessing.
I am glad that at least some of James’s family is being so supportive. It would be nice if we could get in touch with his father, but I’ll take what we can get.
Heck, James even had a phone conversation with his brother a week or two ago. I think that was the first time they’ve talked in months, maybe even a year. James has never even met his nephew (who will, by the way, be our ring bearer — his dad said it was fine).
I cannot be happier that our wedding is drawing James closer to his family.
