Hello and thank you for joining me today for give him 16 or maybe 17.

Yeah, today's is just a minute or two longer, but I think you will really enjoy it.

From the book, The Pleasure of His Company.

The title of today's is The Search. I have many great memories of times with the

three ladies in my life, Cece, my wife, my oldest daughter, Sarah, and Hannah, my youngest.

The pleasure of their company has always been special to me.

Of the thousands of memorable days I've spent with Cece, one exciting excursion on a beautiful

Saturday in the spring of 77 stands out.

We had gone to picturesque White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas, where we enjoyed a wonderful picnic.

Cece cooked some of her great fried chicken and prepared potato salad for the occasion.

After eating, we sat on a blanket not far from the lake.

The setting was absolutely perfect.

Enjoyed some pleasant conversation.

She had brought along her guitar.

We enjoyed singing a few worship songs.

The presence of Holy Spirit was sweet.

In this beautiful setting on this beautiful day, totally mesmerized by this beautiful lady, I asked her to marry me. Finding me irresistible,

she said yes. Of the memories made with Sarah, her wedding is certainly one of the preeminent.

I recall the pride and satisfaction I felt when she and I danced

at her reception. Actually, as you might have guessed, from yesterday's post, shifting my weight

from one foot to the other, while holding her hand and shoulder was about as creative as the dancing

got.

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