Weddings are special events supercharged with emotion. They cause us to look back as much as ahead. Becky Cantrell of Habersham County is now living that experience. Her daughter, Lindsey, is getting married. Ahead of the ceremony, the soon-to-be mother-in-law posted a heart-tugging tribute on social media, one to which many parents can relate.
“Tomorrow, I am told we are to give our daughter away … I’m not sure I like the sound of those words nor do I understand them,” writes Becky. “6 pounds and 14 ounces of black hair, olive skin and big brown eyes melted my heart at first sight and to think I have to give her away is unthinkable.”
Becky reflects on the days when her daughter’s wedding was a distant dream. “I only see pigtails, ribbon and a nursery of four Pepto-pink walls.” It is with those memories close to her heart that she will celebrate her daughter’s joy in a sunset beach wedding in Florida.
“I will bless her choice to marry a man who loves her as much as he loves our Lord and I will pray for their union,” she writes. “I do not freely think I can give her, but I will share her.”
