. . . at 2:00 in the afternoon I became Mrs. John D Willbanks III. (or as most of you know, Mrs. Tra Willbanks) I will never forget those double doors opening, everyone standing, and being so overwhelmed by the multitude of people at our wedding. I remember my dad whispering, "Walk slow---we're only doing this once." I got so overwhelmed by all of the people (around 600) that I didn't even see Tra until I had already started down the aisle. My "words of wisdom" to all brides are to take a minute before you begin walking down the aisle to stand there, take it all in, look down to see your groom (who is breathtaken by you, by the way), and THEN start your walk down the aisle to him. Our wedding was perfect---even with the whole unity candle fiasco. Five years ago as I was preparing to stand at that altar and promise to God, Tra and all of our friends and family that I would honor him and love him for better, for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad until death parted us I sure didn't realize all that would entail in our first 3 years of marriage, much less 5. What a joy it is to go through this journey of life with my best friend. What a blessing it is to know that he loves me in spite of all of my faults and weaknesses. What a precious example he is to me of Jesus---who knows even MORE of my faults and won't only love me in spite of them, but who died for me because of them so that I could spend eternity with my Father in Heaven.
I wonder if Hayley would mind if I popped in our wedding video this morning instead of watching The Wiggles??
Friday, August 04, 2006
5 years ago today. . .
Posted by Shelly at 7:57 AM
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4 comments:
Shelly-
The Lord is so good...SO wonderful to see His goodness and faithfulness in you and Tra. Your marriage gives testimony to Him on a daily basis!
Love you-
BJB
I remember crying watching you walk down that aisle (I always cry when a bride walks in and was especially emotional since my wedding was two weeks away) and having no idea how special and important you would become in my life! Isn't it amazing how God has things in store that we can't even imagine! Thank you for the ways you allow your life and marriage to bless so many. I love you!
I remember your wedding being so beautiful! Happy 5 year Anniversary! I am so glad that Cody and Tra had the relationship they had so the we could become such close friends. Hopefully you guys have gotten all that bad stuff out of the way in the first 5 years so that you can just have health and happiness for the next many decades. Love you!
I remember that day well too. I also remember a few months before that when you decided to get married after only a few weeks together! There were many skeptics I'm sure, but I remember telling them that I had complete trust in the two of you making that decison. Knowing you both well I was confident that you had been praying over that decision and that the Lord brought you together. It was such a joy for me to see two people I cared about so much find each other! I love you and your sweet family so much! Congratulations on 5 years together.
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