I have prayed for the future wife of my son since he was an infant. Today my son will marry the woman of his dreams, and I am thankful. I sat with the bride’s mother last night at the rehearsal dinner and learned that she too prayed for her daughter’s future husband. God has been faithful to answer our prayers.

My new prayer is that their marriage will be grounded in faith in Jesus Christ and His teaching. I pray that they will cherish and attempt to outdo the other in giving, forgiving, and loving.

I hope my daughter-in-law will come to love me as a second mother and I pray for God’s wisdom as to how I can be a good mother-in-law.

As I see their joyous smiles, I pray their new life together will be filled with faith, love, laughter, and hope.

Thank you, Father, for answered prayers.