When people pull our string...

This past weekend my wife and I had the privilege of attending the wedding of the daughter of dear friends of ours.  We’ve known Jennifer since she was a baby and have watched her grow up into the amazing woman she is today.

During the speeches and toasts at the reception, Jen’s maid of honor told this story:

While doing research for the bridal shower I was throwing, I called Jen’s fiancé DJ and asked him, “If Jen were a doll with a pull string that made her talk, what phrase would she say?”

I was expecting all sorts of funny answers, but DJ responded without hesitation that she would say, “I love you!”

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What a beautiful description of Jen and a golden lesson for all of us.


When you get down to it, love is all there is.

“If we divide everything in the world into two piles, love and fear, and we know that all there really is, is love, then everything that is not love is a cry for love.” — Lisa Marie Nelson.

Thank you Jen for teaching us that the most important Carpe Diem Life lesson is — even when people are pulling our strings — a loving heart the answer.