One of the reasons I did not post blog articles between Dec 23, 2016 and yesterday is that I was travelling to St Louis MO and to Peoria IL to see family. The picture above is of me officiating the wedding of my oldest nephew Jordan Book to Leslie Hayes.
The event was distinctive for several reasons.
- It was held at the Peoria Civic Center the same location as our Annual Conference sessions are held.
- It was only the 2nd family wedding I have officiated and the last one nearly 25 years ago, Jordan was in attendance.
- The theme for the wedding was “Book to the Future” based on the movie “Back to the Future”. (The “Back to the Future” movies are favorites of mine.
- The wedding started at 8 PM New Year’s Eve, then the reception was an intermission in the service and we resumed the service shortly before the new year arrived and the marriage was pronounced as 2017 began.
I had great fun in organizing my comments around quotations from the “Back to the Future” movies. Please join me in wishing Leslie and Jordan a happy married life together!