Gothic Revival

I mentioned in an earlier post that we went to a wedding this weekend in Atlanta, and I was blown away by the beauty of the church! It was built in 2001, and it was done in the Gothic Revival style. It felt like we were in a hundred year old church, but it wasn't! I hope that this Gothic Revival trend continues to catch on!
I recently read Scott Hahn's book The Lamb's Supper, and in it he talks about how we go to heaven every time we are at Mass! It was when I understood this beautiful truth, that I developed a new appreciation for the grandeur and splendor of cathedrals. When people criticize the Church for spending money on such beautiful buildings rather than on the poor etc, they fail to realize that this architecture and detail was meant to bring us closer Christ by taking us even closer to the beauty of heaven. The beauty of these structures is only capable of demonstrating the tiniest fraction of the brilliance of heaven, but they inspire us to strive for new levels of holiness so that we can be enveloped in the richness of heaven some day.
Finally, I promise to keep this blog mostly kid story free, especially since I have our family blog to fill with all the funny little anecdotes. However, since some of you requested pictures, I thought I would mention that Avery actually did great as the flower girl! I was so nervous that I forgot to take pictures of her walking down the aisle, but it turned out that I had nothing to worry about. This gorgeous church had a magnificent crucifix over the altar, and Avery loves to identify Jesus anywhere and everywhere, so I just told her to hold the ring bearer's hand and walk to Jesus. :) So she walked down the aisle saying, "I'm going to see, Jesus! I'm walking to Jesus! We're walking to Jesus, Nate!" (Nate was the ring bearer.) It was classic!

Mommy's little flower girl. :)