The principal players...
Minister: Rev Ron Hill (motivational speaker, prison guard, author, and God's Speaker of the House for Texas)
Best Man: Asa Choate (Terry's Dad from Washington)
Terry Burnham Choate and Judie Louise Bright (I guess that's a given here)
WaSha attended as "Best Cat"
Judie & Terry and Marilyn
Twas the night before Christmas and all thru the house
Everyone was a twitter, well except one small mouse.
Weather was cold, not the usual Texas fare,
Clear and crisp, this Christmas Eve air
La Casa, we'd chosen to decorate white
it seems most appropriate for our special night
The candles glowed warm, the fireplace ablaze
The tree was a dream we had worked on for days
There were lights all aglow and pearls draped around
with doves, white poinsettias, and a tinsel surround
Marilyn was bustling with food front and back,
she's truly the angel that kept me on track
Jenny, concerned with warm hands
made sure all was ready for new wedding bands.
Asa (Pop) was cool and ready to party
said, "If this is Texas, ya gotta be hardy"
His eyes how they twinkled, his grin was so merry
as he passed along stories to help calm down Terry
Hmmm, Terry was nervous and smoking non-stop
Spent time on the porch taking 'structions from Pop
Food tasty and ample and a holiday cake,
the best part was...not mine to bake
The small wedding feast spread over two tables
with this old house, where would we hide cables?
Cause Brenda would be here and though a social event
her Safety Managerial skills never are bent
Ron Hill, bless his heart, worked up to the minute
Then scuttled to town with uniform and him in it
I've always done things unique or avantgarde
so what was different about a preacher in prison garb?
Sis Cookie in Florida, met all through Ma Bell
Ron checked with her often 'case there was somethin' to tell.
We laughed when he told a story on us
and listened intently as he cited our "musts"
Tears glistened on cheeks as a parable he shared
with everyone there...for whom we loved and cared
I'll always remember the committment...the meaning
of Ron's words and our vows on this blessed evening.
If you were there in person or only in spirit
our thanks for your love and you often will hear it.
This evening was so special and sped by so fast
But truly we have......
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"Saved the best for last"
