A new song

Time has a funny way of changing things.

Being the mom of three daughters, I have heard countless discussions of dream weddings.

From the time they were little girls they have planned every detail.

 From their wedding dress,

 To the man they would marry

  Right down to what songs they wanted sung during the ceremony.

Well time has a way of changing dreams.

As does life. 

And growing up.

None of my girls have chosen the big poofy princess wedding gown 

that they dreamed of as a little girl.

They didn't marry Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

And so far, none of them have used this song I'm about to share with you in their wedding.

When Elizabeth was planning her wedding 5 years ago,

her younger sister Lydia had fallen in love with a song called "Divine Romance" by Phil Wickham.

Lydia laid claims on it for her future wedding ....granted, she was only 15 at the time.

I told Lydia her taste would probably change...that she would have a "new song" that would be special to her then in that season when she did get married.

And alas, Elizabeth loved it and wanted it in her wedding that was 

actually gonna happen that year.

But Lydia wasn't budging on her song.  

Anyhoo, I say all that to say this.

It's 5 years later...we are now planning Lydia's wedding.

And yes...she has a "new song"

Time has a way of doing that.

Changing what's important to us...

I'm so glad the Lord is always at work  changing us...

doing something new with us.

"He has put a new song in my mouth-

Praise to our God;

Many will see it and fear.

And will trust in the Lord."

Psalm 40:3

On the day Lydia becomes a wife, 

I can't wait to hear the song she has chosen that is special to her now.

It will be just as beautiful as the one Elizabeth ended up choosing for her wedding day.

It still gets me tickled that  after all the arguing and calling dibs, neither one of them used this song..

 Because it is quite beautiful.

Turn up your speakers and listen for yourself.

And I never could have imagined in my wildest dreams how special it would be

 to see the next generation of  daughters in my family already dreaming of 

weddings,

and dresses 

and princes.

"For You I sing I dance
Rejoice in this divine romance
Lift my heart and my hands
To show my love, to show my love"