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My big sister got married over the weekend.  

Speaking to my grandma over the phone today to continue taking in how big the moment was, I could hear her pondering with me as I asked the question to myself for the first time with her listening on, “How did being a bridesmaid in Amanda’s wedding feel more overwhelming to me than being a bride in my own wedding?” 

I could hear her anticipating the answer she felt, too, on the tip of my tongue…

My answer to my own question:  “I am happy in her happiness.”  Grandma’s anticipation felt like she knew the answer to my question, but was waiting for me to put her knowing in my own words.  She affirmed how right and true my answer was in her non-verbal response. 

That was an incredibly overwhelming feeling in the great realm of Happiness in the gift of a joyful moment.  

Gratitude is an incredibly overwhelming state of being. 

In the ceremony the officiant described Bryan in the words of his loved ones as someone who is filled with childlike wonder.  How does someone get filled with something that good?  I answered myself - Being given the name of three first names is a good start!

Thank God for Bryan David Henry!  Amanda Claire met her match. 

It was a serious moment.  

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