Rule #1

Yesterday was another wonderful day. A day that no amount of rain could dampen and no number of clouds could darken.

My long-time childhood friend, Mary Beth Mansker, walked down the aisle.

She looked elegant, which is very fitting, because elegance is in her nature. She could have stepped right out of a Jane Austen novel. Elegance is only one of the facts you need to know about Mary Beth though. Other necessary knowledge of Mary Beth includes:

*She is probably the most patient person I've ever met. I can't tell you how many stressful situations she has brought me through by allowing me to lean on her calm, cool, and collected shoulders.

*She is creative and imaginative. Katie and I used to go to the Mansker house every day after school. We played Barbies, house, detectives, and we even made pills out of flour and soap when we played pharmacy. Once we were playing that Katie and Lori Anne were our servants, and we took playing seriously. Therefore we had rules they had to follow, and as serious players, they followed them. A phrase they came to hate at the time was "Rule #1: Obey your master." We still laugh about Rule #1 to this day.

*She is a teacher from her hair to her toes. She always has been this way, and she is meticulous. All you have to do is watch her explain ANYTHING to ANYBODY, and you will know.

*She is obedient and loves God. For as long as I can remember, Mary Beth has been a steady, maturing follower of Christ. She has always set a good example for those who are younger, and those who are older than she is.

I know this is a very brief list, but it is comprised of the essentials. The final part being that she and Drew were perfectly brought together and united yesterday before God and their family and friends.

Mary Beth will make a marvelous wife. And this is why: She will be obedient to Rule #1. She will obey her true master. She will obey God, and will be that Proverbs 31 woman. She will be an honorable, faithful, and respectful wife to Drew, and I am completely confident that he will be a faithful and loving husband for my Mary Beth.