For those familiar with Margaret’s story, part of the Florida trilogy by Eugenia Price, you can visualize the location of our daughter Kara’s wedding on March the 30th , 2002.Less than a mile south of the historic Hibernia plantation, under the huge water oaks, next to the expansive St. John’s River, Mark Scott Matthews and Kara Leigh Jewell exchanged their vows. It was spring in north Florida, with all the beauty that spring brings to this place.
The Powells had graciously allowed us to set up our wedding arbor overlooking the river and we were in the realm of the dreams of young brides everywhere.
But all brides do not have brothers, especially older ones who have had a history of expressing their love in unusual ways. And so for this day, Paul had chosen to become a blonde, a surfer looking blonde. Not to cast aspersion on surfers whose hair has been lightened by the rays of the sun, but this man’s hair is dark naturally, and this was an obvious move to be noticed.
God has a way of bringing us back to reality, to make us realize that we do not live in a fairytale world. Sometimes he uses those who really love us the most. Bad move, Paul, but we will always remember, and now, we remember with a smile.
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