New Friends... New Beginnings.


This weekend was a miasma of nouns and adjectives. Persons, places, things, fun, food, excitement, beauty, laughter, warmth, joy, and most of all love.

Doctors Mark and Rashel Haverkorn tied the knot this weekend. Mark is a good friend of mine that I met in 1998 at Denton Bible Church. I always admired him, he is smart, funny, and extremely disciplined when it came to his studies. He was a TAMS student at UNT and so I knew he was pretty bright, but over the years I have learned that sometimes it takes more than just being smart, it also takes hard work. Mark always impressed me, and he did it once again when he married Rashel. Rashel is a beautiful person. In just a few moments of being around her I could tell that she was intelligent, but she was also warm and engaging. After just a weekend with her, and just watching her, I knew that she was an amazing young woman, and I wondered what in the world she was doing marrying Mark! Just kidding. No really, Pastor Doug said it best- "Mark, you married up".

I also met some wonderful people this weekend. Some Doctors, and Med Students that were Mark and Rashel's friends from college. All of them were so much fun. We talked and laughed at the rehearsal dinner, and we danced the night away at the reception. Margaret, Jeanene, Tamara, Mike, Andrea, Anna Marie, all of them made me smile. These people were beautiful inside and out, and I found that I wanted to hang out with them forever. The fun just never stopped! It was just laugh, after laugh, and joke after joke. They rocked the camels butt!

Overall, the wedding was delicious. I ate up every bite, and if I could, I would go back for seconds.