{"id":906,"date":"2011-06-28T12:12:01","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/choosingcomedy.wordpress.com\/?p=906"},"modified":"2011-06-28T12:12:01","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T16:12:01","slug":"chagrined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.choosingcomedy.com\/?p=906","title":{"rendered":"Chagrined"},"content":{"rendered":"

cha\u00b7grin \u00a0(sh\"\"-gr\"\"n\"\")n.<\/em> A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event<\/p>\n

I experienced a keen feeling of mental unease as of embarrassment this past weekend\u2026<\/p>\n

It was a busy weekend.\u00a0 It was a wedding weekend.\u00a0 My eldest was in town to nail down some of her wedding details.\u00a0 And we would be attending my niece’s wedding.<\/p>\n

I awoke Sunday, the day of the wedding, to beautiful weather, which is a gift for any bride, but an especially important gift for the bride being married outside.<\/p>\n

I was in a good mood and began humming, Going to the chapel<\/em>\u2026 I altered the lyrics to say <\/em><\/p>\n

Going to my niece\u2019s cuz she\u2019s gonna get married\u2026.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thinking that was rather cheery and clever I decided to post it as my facebook status.<\/p>\n

Once online I visited my niece\u2019s wedding website to review some of the unique elements of her wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n

This led me to think about what I<\/em><\/strong> think is the most important part of the ceremony, the vows.\u00a0 A bride and groom are entering a covenant\u00a0 and making promises, and what they promise is important.<\/p>\n

That reminded me of a blog I wrote for Valentine\u2019s Day 2010. Valentine\u2019s Day “when girls dream that red hearts and chocolate will lead to a white dress and cake.”<\/p>\n

Now I was very<\/em> cheerful, enjoying that turn of phrase and thinking how clever I am.\u00a0 So I added the blog link to my facebook status about my niece so anyone who hadn\u2019t read it would have another chance.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good blog, talking about what remains after the wedding, the promises, and the idea that we really don\u2019t go into the wedding day thinking about a future day when we will get to keep<\/em> those promises.\u00a0 Good, thoughtful message.<\/p>\n

And I thought to myself, has anyone read this?\u00a0 It\u2019s good stuff.<\/p>\n

And that’s when I felt chagrined.\u00a0 It was the thought that followed that got me.\u00a0 A thought that recognized a parallel possibility.\u00a0 And it was a question as these thoughts often are\u2026<\/p>\n

Wonder if God ever feels that way, about his writing?\u00a0 The Bible.<\/p>\n

Has anyone read this?\u00a0 It\u2019s good stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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