Coffin Corner

Made my day!

 

 

Hey all,

I’m just back from a wedding downstairs in FE… and thought I would tell you about a special moment (accompanied by pictures).

 

First a little background….as most of you are aware, we decided awhile back to hold weddings for our couples downstairs on Friday mornings, as many of them were getting married at the courthouse, and or, they were overwhelmed at the cost of getting a nice place to have a wedding.  For us, it’s a time of celebration to reenergize our team that deals with the hard realities of many of our families lives all week, our way of collectively helping couples to make a public declaration of their commitment to one another, and a way for us to help some of our couples achieve their dreams to be married with dignity.  Of course couples can invite family and friends if they chose and it’s always nice to see that some of them have this kind of support.

 

So today.  The couple actually knew each other from high school.  He was crazy about her but she had other interests.  She has gone on to have other children before they got together but their FE child is a first for him.  They are very committed to each other and are working through all kinds of issues with the support of their FSC… I had a chance to talk to the FSC actually and she was so very proud of all they have accomplished and how they work together as a team to face more than most of us could imagine. They still have challenges to address, which we are helping them with, so today was not a day where we forgot that is still true, but it was a celebration of their commitment to address challenges together…to have a shared view of their future and their children’s future.

 

This couple, unlike most, had a lot of family here.  What a fun thing to see their children, and cousins all lined up down the table eating wedding cake.  (see attached photo). One of their children, the next to the youngest, was so darling I couldn’t stop talking pics of her (sharing one with you/see attached).   I know there is no way to share with you  all the specialness of these moments that we bump into every day, but I want to keep trying.

 

So here’s my moment for today.  I was sitting talking with the children at the table while they were eating cake…and I said, who knows the bride. A couple of them said at the same time, “she’s my mom”.  Really, I said, that’s great.  And one of them said, “yeah, my mom and dad love each other so they are getting married.”  Okay now envision about four other heads bobbling up and down in agreement. Wow.   It was a little thing that is such a big thing. What  a very different childhood memory this day was and what a big difference it just may make in their futures. Somehow I’m certain it wouldn’t have been quite the same at the courthouse, or if it had never happened at all.  Today was another family forming experience done well.

 

Anyway, special day.  We saw a mom and dad get married because they love each other, but equally important, we saw it matter to their children.

 

Have a great weekend.

Mary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Myrick, President

Public Strategies

301 NW 63rd, Suite 600

Oklahoma City, OK  73116

Phone: 405-418-3837

Fax: 405-848-2078

Email: mary.myrick@publicstrategies.com

 

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