Page 75 of Sensing Selma
“Shocked. Stunned. Amazed. And yes, surprised.”
“Ayra set me up with a physical therapist.”
“Gordon?”
Smiling, she nodded.
The music started and she held onto us as we made our way to the door. Indeed, our progress was slow, but it was a gift in and of itself to have her standing, to have her walking.
Having seen Mother in her wheelchair all these weeks, the guests, crew and cast were equally surprised to see the three of us walking down the aisle.
As we reached our respective grooms, Mother handed us off.
“You two take good care of my girls,” she said.
Major Cooper and Brad nodded.
Gordon, standing nearby, reached out to keep Mother steady and guided her to a chair in the first row.Holly and I looked at each other, tears in our eyes.
What had started as something bleak and overwhelming had steadied into love and healing.My mind drifted to a verse, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, “Love is patient, love is kind.It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
Holly, my mother, and I had learned this lesson well, and God had prepared us to enter into a new stage of our lives with Major and Bradley where we will continue to remember what love is.I looked over at the cross in front of us as Gabriel Tillsbury started the ceremony.
How amazing that we also learned this lesson through Jane Austen, whose father was a pastor, and Jane’s heroines continued to choose the right men for them, men with strong character, integrity, a sense of responsibility, and great respect for the women they love.
As I looked around me and Pastor Tillsbury, I realized how special all of this was, how this film, this place, this set of amazing people around us were not coincidence, but meant to be.
Everything made sense now, and all is well with our sensibilities.
EPILOGUE
Keely
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WITH HUGH AT MY SIDE, I watched my cast and crew celebrate the completion of another fantastic project as well as the dual wedding.The day was festive with everyone eating, drinking, singing and dancing. It was the perfect blend of a wedding reception and a wrap party.
