9. Mr. and Mrs. King

Anita saw a tall, well-built guy in his early fifties with blond hair standing in the middle to officiate the wedding. He smiled as she looked at him, confused.

Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining of Alexander King and Anita Lewis in Holy Matrimony. Life sometimes throws things at you, you don’t want, but they turn out to be exactly what you need. Many a time, the wrong decision you made at the right time is better than the right decision you made at the wrong time. There is always something to lose. But maybe more to gain. Home isn’t where you are from. It’s from where you find light when all goes dark. I pray you both find the light in each other. Don’t ignore your blessings. Simply it’s not packed the way you expect them to be. Not everything comes gift-wrapped and with a bow. And so, in the presence of the Church, I ask you to state your intentions.

Mr. King and Anita looked into each other’s eyes. Anita leaned in and whis