Come away with me

By Peggy Potter

Come Away my Love, my Fair One   Song of Solomon 2:10

Gary and I , being convicted in our spirits, gave up on all the plans we
made for a September 12th, 2025 Hawaiian-themed wedding. Instead we had on
April 3rd 2025,  in our new apartment together, a quick do it yourself wedding
officiated by a fun, friendly Justice of the Peace named Iris, who was a
bit discombobulated from jet lag from a return trip from Australia less
than 2 days before ! It was certainly a unique, yet sweet and memorable
experience, which did mean a lot to both Gary and I.

Instead of a Hawaiian wedding muumuu, this bride wore dress pants, a
pretty white blouse and a purple vest, as Gary's favorite color is purple.
Instead of a Hawaiian shirt, khakis and sandals, Gary looked breathtakingly
handsome in his dress shirt , pants, and leather jacket. Instead of a church
service with lots of family and friends, our DIY service had 2 in attendance;
my son Rob & his dog Annah.

Instead of a luau reception, Gary and I celebrated our wedding dinner at our favorite restaurant,
the Grand Buffet in Essex Junction. Instead of a beach honeymoon, there was moving, lots of back-
breaking, exhausting moving!  Boxes, storage units, 2 U-Hauls, but thankfully
our Heavenly Father did provide much needed help: Gary's brother Craig & his
Bible-study buddies, my son Rob, along with pick-up trucks and SUV's!

We needed all the help we could get, as I was only able to take a few days off from
work and since Gary had just started his new full-time job, he couldn't get any
time off !  Thankfully his hours made it possible to work on the move, but he
could not get adequate sleep and neither could I, so we were both very sleep-
deprived and tired. Catch us the little foxes (Song of Solomon v 2:15)!

Our fatigue caused us to become a bit short with each other, but praise Jesus
we have enough of His Love and Holy Spirit's wisdom in us both to recognize
the need for forgiveness and love before the "little foxes" could cause serious
harm to our relationship! Praise Jesus, I have learned great patience and understanding through all this.
We celebrate and praise Father God for each little accomplishment and victory !
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And although it was no beach honeymoon, which may still come in the future,
we "Came Away" (v 2:10) this past Sunday, when we collaborated on a new recipe
for dinner and relaxed that evening by just sitting and taking in a DVD movie
together! That magic moment enabled us to fall in love and feel closeness
once again , praise Jesus !!

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