Captain Kirk Gets the Girl Every Time

Last year I unknowingly spilled the beans on my mother to my father.  You see when my mother and father started dating she wasn't interested in my father at all.  First and foremost he was a preacher, she did not want to be involved with a preacher.  My mother is extremely shy and quiet and hates being the center of attention.  Secondly she wasn't attracted to him either.  The only reason why she agreed to go out on the first date with him was because her older brother and sisters pressured her to go.  Basically she just did it for a free meal.  The only reason why she went out on the second date was because she wanted to see Star Trek: The Motion Picture.  This was the first Star Trek film based off the television series.  My mother is a HUGE Captain Kirk fan, and watches anything and everything Science Fiction.  So the thought of seeing the movie was too good to pass up.  After all what was one more free dinner and movie to her?  (If it wasn't for William Shatner and Gene Roddenberry I probably wouldn't be here today and you wouldn't be reading this blog.)  It wasn't until after the movie at dinner that my mother even really looked at my father and thought, “Oh well I guess he is good looking.” 

My father on the other hand knew none of this.  When I told him his jaw hit the floor in shock, he turned to my mother and said, “Isabelle!”

My mother just shrugged her shoulders and said, “Well I’m here ain't I?”  At this point my father just threw his hands up.

I wish I could say that after that second date my parents fell madly in love with each other and they had a whirl wind romance, but the truth of the matter is they had their obstacles.  For one thing people on both sides had their reservations.  Some of my father’s friends didn't think that my mother was suited for ministry and they thought that my father was making a terrible mistake.  Some people on my mother’s side wasn't particularly fond of the union.  And honestly my mother had such strong reservations about marrying a minister, she actually turned my father down the first time that he asked her to marry him.  But whatever obstacles they faced, they stuck through it.  They have had their ups and downs.  They have had their hardships, disagreements, and arguments.  But they have also stuck with each other.  A few weeks ago they celebrated their 33^rd wedding anniversary. 

Ladies don’t turn a good guy down because he doesn't meet your certain criteria.  Sometimes you have to throw those lists out the window. Because honestly the best blessings are the ones that you least expect.