REBECCA SIMPSON

"My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior, for He has looked with favor on the lowliness of His servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for Me, and HOLY is His name."
~Luke 1:46b-49

After fighting her leukemia for four years, Rebecca went to rejoice with our Lord on February 23, 2007.
"Because we knew her,
we have been changed for good."

Journal

Monday, June 15, 2009 9:03 PM CDT

Hello, all. It's been a whirlwind month since Vinson's wedding and I'm just now getting to the point that I can update. Before I do, I need to let you know that pictures of Vinson's and Matthew's wedding are posted at http://threeoaksphotography.com; Weddings and Events, Weddings, Emmaline and Matt Eble. This should bring you directly to their wedding photos. They are awesome and beautiful and bring back many wonderful memories and emotions. The week-end was absolutely wonderful with time spent just Jeff, Vinson and me and Jeff, Vinson, Matt and me and all in between. Ben, Shannon, Isaiah, Josanne and Rebecca all came to be with us and to help celebrate this wonderful time. Josanne was a beautiful flowergirl and Isaiah and Rebecca were delightfully charming and entertaining. (I have to tell you that I am amazed at Ben and Shannon. They handle three children so well and are a great team! Shannon even had the family color coordinated for the entire weekend...can I tel you how disgusting that is to a mother of only 2 girls who NEVER had everyone coordinated?!!??) Shannon's mother, Ethel (or Nana as the case may be) came down to help out and we had a wonderful time continuing to develop that friendship as well. Vinson, Shannon, Josanne and I went to get pedicures and manicures...it tickled, didn't it Josanne?...and were totally pampered Friday afternoon. Owen, Rebecca's pastor was also there and completed the family picture. We had great family time Friday night with Matthew's family and then the rehearsal Saturday morning followed by a bridal luncheon at a really neat little restaurant on the waterfront on Isle of Palms...awesome food and we had a great time with the bride, bridesmaids, Grands and Moms and best friend Sarah Poulton from Hollins. It was much fun and great food! Spent the rest of the day resting in anticipation for a culinary delight at the rehearsal dinner. Dinner was ALL of Matthew's favorite foods - shrimp & grits, fried chicken, key lime pie and more...oh, my tummy was full!! (Besides the primary intent of the week-end - the wedding - our secondary goal was to fill Ben up with shrimp and barbecue! I think we succeeded because he had shrimp Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday night, and barbecue for lunch Friday, again on Saturday and at the wedding reception!) In addition, he experienced key lime pie at least twice that I know of! If he didn't gain a few pounds, it wasn't for lack of our trying!!

The wedding was simply beautiful and Vinson glowed and Matthew doted! Both pastors gave them beautiful words of wisdom and encouragement. My cousins hosted the reception for Vinson and Matthew at Kitty's (cousin) and Madison's (her husband) home on the water in Mt Pleasant. Everything about the reception was focused on family and traditions and we served foods that have been part of our family history. My cousin Calvin designed small cards for each traditional food served - Grandmother's rolls, Aunt Emmie's (my mother) cheesestraws, cookies - Aunt Ann's tea cakes, Kitty's lemon bars, etc. When we planned this wedding with Matthew and Vinson and they talked about what they wanted, Libby, Kitty and I all three said, "This sounds like you're wanting a family reunion with a wedding thrown in!" and their response was, "Exactly." Vinson wanted, more than anything, that this gathering be about family and the joy, love and sharing of family. We've not had a gathering that celebrated in such a way in quite a while and she wanted her wedding to be a lot of family fun. I think the best compliment she could have paid her daddy and me and all my cousins was when she told me that Jeff and I had given her exactly the wedding and reception that she had dreamed of. Enough said.

Enjoy the pictures and bask in the love that shines through. We are.

Thanks for your prayers as we've prepared for and experienced this wedding. It was a very emotional time for Jeff and me and Rebecca was sorely missed, yet I know that she was there with Vinson the entire way.

Much love to you all. Thanks for your prayers and for checking in.

Emmaline

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