Wedding Promise

"With this ring,
I give you my promise that from this day forward,
you shall not walk alone.
May my heart be your shelter
And my arms be your home.
May God (Spirit) bless you always.
May we talk together through all things.
May you feel deeply loved, for indeed you are.
I give you my heart.
I have no greater gift to give.
I promise I shall always do my best.
I feel so honored to call you my husband
I feel so pleased to call you mine.
May we feel this joy forever.
I thank God (Spirit).
I thank you and I love you."

Leg: 0 Chair's Metal Leg: 1

so...yah. i had a very physical reminder to relax and calm down and let God handle things.

i'm getting married on Saturday...and last night was trying to get loads done for the wedding. Like printing the programs, cleaning my apartment, thinking about doing laundry, etc. All the things I need to get done but shouldn't try to do all at once. Aaron kept telling me to sit down and relax, that I shouldn't be stressing (I know, Ashley, I know). Well, apparently God thought so too...because as I was standing to walk to our entertainment center, my foot slipped in the carpet and my shin came down hard onto the metal leg of a chair we had folded down...

I thought I was ok initially, just sat there breathing. And then tried to stand. Nope. I yelped very loudly and fell back down. Aaron then checked it and it was all scraped up and starting to swell. He promptly picked me up, set me down on the recliner, got ice, and ordered me to stay there and not move. I spent a good few minutes crying from pain, from feeling foolish, and for thinking "How am I supposed to walk down the stairs at our wedding?"

Now...most of you probably don't know that I absolutely hate sitting and doing nothing. It drives me crazy...I think partially cause I like doing things and partially because I don't like getting taken care of. (Actually, those of you who were at the Torrientation Retreat last year would know that) I know it's silly of me, but I don't.

I spent the rest of the night on the recliner with ice on my leg, having to watch Aaron finish printing the programs. And realize that I should be relaxing and calm...not freaking out.

So, I got a very physical reminder to just stay calm and let God handle things. Now before people start asking, I woke up this morning a bit stiff and sore, but much better. There's hardly any swelling, and I can walk on it. Albeit with a limp, but I can walk on it. So i'm confident it will be much better by the time Saturday arrives.

Word of warning: Metal chair legs will beat you up. Not the other way around.

Ion

so, i finished this play a while ago. it's called Ion and was very interesting. This quote was particularly thought-provoking.

"Let any man whose life is pursued by misfortune reverence the gods and take courage. For in the end good men receive the reward they deserve; but evil natures beget evil fortune; and to them happiness can never come."
-Ion-