Forbidden Planet

My brother is getting married this Saturday. Tania is the flower girl (unfortunately, she came down with chicken pox on Monday). Jason is the ring bearer (he had his tonsils removed exactly two weeks ago). One thing I have never understood is why women act so surprised when they are proposed to. After all, if you are in a relationship, you must have some idea of where it is going. No? When I asked my borther's girlfriend if she was surprised, she said "Very much so. It was totally unexpected." I remember finding this odd 20+ years ago when watching America's Funniest Videos. Periodically, they would show clips of women who had been proposed to. I always thought their reactions were silly. After all, it is not like they won the lottery. They were in a relationship that presumably had a direction and purpose and, presumably, marriage was the expected outcome. For the curious (and showing once again how different I am from others), Sofia is the only girlfriend I ever had...

Today is Sofia and my 10th wedding anniversary. This was the final song at our wedding and reflects well my feelings then and today. Covenant Hymn by Gary Daigle and Rory Wherever you go, I will follow, Wherever you live is my home. Though days be of blessing or sorrow, Though house be of canvas or stone, Though Eden be lost to the past, Though mountains before us be vast, Wherever you go, I am with you. I will never leave you alone. Whatever you dream, I am with you, When stars call your name in the night. Though shadows and mist cloud the future, Together we bear the light. Like Abram and Sarah we stand, With only a promise in hand. But lead where you dream: I will follow. To dream with you is my delight. And though you should fall, you will find me, When no other friend can you claim, When foes beat you down or betray you, And others desert you in shame. When home and dreams aren’t enough, And you run away from my love, I’ll raise you from where you have fallen. Faithful to you is ...