Why I ’m Trying to Find Spouses for My Sons

These past two months have been a whirlwind of wonderful celebrations. In June, we celebrated my eldest son’s graduation from college, and I held a surprise birthday party for my husband. This month, we’ve been involved in a wedding and preparing for another wedding in August. Last week’s wedding was for a dear young man whom I consider a son, Adam, who married Maja. He and his twin brother, Chris, lost their mother to cancer when they were 10 years old. I had the privilege of knowing her and taking those boys under my wing during that time. My youngest son was the best man, and the wedding couldn’t have been more beautiful. I had the opportunity to walk the groom down the aisle and give a speech about their mother. An aunt read a letter the mother wrote to her son, the groom, before she died. Truly heart-stirring moments. Missing Out on Special Occasions to Come Right after that wedding, I hosted a shower for another bride, who is getting married in August. I had so much fun planning a garden tea party, but we had to move indoors because of rain. The mother of the groom came and truly blessed this young woman who was marrying her son. It made me think of the fact that I will never be the mother of the bride, and if my boys don’t hurry — aside from being the surrogate at this past wedding — I won’t get to be the mother of the groom, either. (My son Taylor is on the left in this picture, with Adam and his twin brother, Chris.) The wedding...
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