Friday, July 22, 2011, made it one year
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Friday, July 22, 2011, made it one year. A year that is a testimony of love. A year in which the marriage vow "in sickness and in health" can be seen as sacred.
Rachelle Friedman, a professional dancer, was to be married the year prior. But an unfortunate accident at her bridal party left her paralyzed from the waist down. One of her bridesmaids, during poolside horseplay, pushed her into the shallow end of the pool. The 25-year-old knew immediately that she could not move. A year of therapy ensued, during which time her fiancé, 28-year-old middle-school science teacher Chris Chapman never left her side. Chapman articulated that he never thought, "What am I going to do?" but it was always, "What are we going to do?"
Rachelle is a magnanimous individual. The bridesmaid responsible for the accident attended the wedding and her name will never be revealed to the public. According to Rachelle, "She was tragically hurt, mentally and emotionally. And I was tragically hurt, physically."
John says, "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth." Perhaps we do not have to wait for the second coming to see a new heaven and a new earth; perhaps, it is seen in the loving, committed, and forgiving attitudes of Rachelle Friedman and Chris Chapman.
Rachelle Friedman, a professional dancer, was to be married the year prior. But an unfortunate accident at her bridal party left her paralyzed from the waist down. One of her bridesmaids, during poolside horseplay, pushed her into the shallow end of the pool. The 25-year-old knew immediately that she could not move. A year of therapy ensued, during which time her fiancé, 28-year-old middle-school science teacher Chris Chapman never left her side. Chapman articulated that he never thought, "What am I going to do?" but it was always, "What are we going to do?"
Rachelle is a magnanimous individual. The bridesmaid responsible for the accident attended the wedding and her name will never be revealed to the public. According to Rachelle, "She was tragically hurt, mentally and emotionally. And I was tragically hurt, physically."
John says, "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth." Perhaps we do not have to wait for the second coming to see a new heaven and a new earth; perhaps, it is seen in the loving, committed, and forgiving attitudes of Rachelle Friedman and Chris Chapman.
