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		<title>Happily Ever After&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>Hello World, I find it somewhat ironic that after my post about does Mr. Right (or White&#8230;lol..) exist last Wednesday, I am now writing a post about wedded bliss&#8230;Anywho, I am dedicating today&#8217;s post to my folks who married 40 years ago today. I don&#8217;t think my mom would mind me sharing with y&#8217;all some [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Hello World,</p>
<p>I find it somewhat ironic that after my post about does Mr. Right (or White&#8230;lol..) exist last Wednesday, I am now writing a post about wedded bliss&#8230;Anywho, I am dedicating today&#8217;s post to my folks who married 40 years ago today. I don&#8217;t think my mom would mind me sharing with y&#8217;all some of her thoughts leading up to her meeting and marrying my Dad so I will share them with you&#8230;</p>
<p>First of all, my mother got married when she was 30 years  old which was pretty old at that time period, and she was worried for a while that she would never meet The One.  She also said she was resentful at times when friends got married particularly since she was a Christian and trying her best to live an upright life, but then it finally happened&#8230;And 40 years later, they are still together&#8230;Obviously, I feel so blessed that God blessed my mother with the right man because obviously yours truly wouldn&#8217;t be here today&#8230;And the older I get and the more people I meet, I don&#8217;t take it for granted that I have two parents that love and loved me and my brothers in word and in deed and provided a safe and happy childhood for us!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.afterthealtarcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/inansherrijackie.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3978" title="inansherrijackie" src="https://www.afterthealtarcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/inansherrijackie.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="232" /></a>My mother and father are not the only ones celebrating their nuptials this weekend&#8230;My favorite Christian celebrity Sherri Shepherd, 44, and Lamar Sally got married in the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, her hometown, according to PEOPLE magazine! Congratulations to them!!! Writing about irony, I cannot believe that I met Sherri at the <a href="http://jackieholness.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/why-cant-a-successful-black-woman-find-a-man-the-debate/">ABC News’  “Nightline” debate “Why Can’t a Successful Black Woman Find a Man?”</a> in April 2010. She was reppin&#8217; for the single ladies, and now, just over a year later, she is now married!  Her tweets (her thoughts) leading up to her ceremony have been hilarious&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>What happens when you are in your wedding dress and you have to tinkle? Uh-oh!</p>
<p>Sitting in the room in my gown waiting for Sal&amp; groomsmen to take their pics&#8230; can&#8217;t let him see me b4 the wedding&#8230; but I&#8217;m bored as heck</p>
<p>Going to bed now&#8230; Sal is in his suite. My last day as a single woman. Thank you Jesus for being in the midst of all this. Gotta get sleep</p></blockquote>
<p>I wonder what my mom would have tweeted leading up to her wedding if that modern technology existed back then&#8230;Only God knows&#8230;I&#8217;m just thankful they did marry, and I pray that Sherri &amp; Sal are married happily ever after&#8230;Their wedding will be featured on a special on the Style network on Sept. 13.</p>
<div id="attachment_3970" style="width: 235px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://www.afterthealtarcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sherribeingfitted.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3970" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-3970" title="sherribeingfitted" src="https://www.afterthealtarcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sherribeingfitted.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://www.afterthealtarcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sherribeingfitted.jpg 240w, https://www.afterthealtarcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sherribeingfitted-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3970" class="wp-caption-text">Sherri tweeted this photo a few days ago...Apparently, this is not her wedding dress, but she did use this dress to take wedding shots with her hubby!</p></div>
<div><strong>(Insert shameless plug here: Sherri Shepherd is one of 24 compelling women I interviewed in my book &#8220;After the Altar Call: The Sisters&#8217; Guide to Developing a Personal Relationship With God,&#8221; which will be available in stores and online everywhere Feb. 2012!)</strong></div>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>P.S. I gotta dedicate &#8220;Be Without You&#8221; by Mary J.  Blige to my parents and Lamar Sally &amp; Sherri Shepherd Sally!</p>
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