"Goin' To The Chapel"
By, Cheryl Harwell Bailey
By, Cheryl Harwell Bailey
I was only 17 that moonlit night in May.
I was sitting close to Randy,
as he pulled the car next to the beautiful lake.
The moon was full, it's reflection shining
brightly on the water.
He and I got out,
walking along the water's edge, holding hands.
Suddenly he kissed me and held me in his arms.
"I love you Cheri," he said.
"I love you," I whispered back.
"You're the one Cheri!"
"Will you marry me?"
"Yes" I replied, "I will!"
I was sitting close to Randy,
as he pulled the car next to the beautiful lake.
The moon was full, it's reflection shining
brightly on the water.
He and I got out,
walking along the water's edge, holding hands.
Suddenly he kissed me and held me in his arms.
"I love you Cheri," he said.
"I love you," I whispered back.
"You're the one Cheri!"
"Will you marry me?"
"Yes" I replied, "I will!"
Going back home for the summer of 1970,
Dad carried the last box from my dorm room,
putting it in the trunk of the car.
"Mr. Harwell," can I help you with that?"
Dad ignoring him completely, Randy persisted.
"Could we talk for a moment, Sir?"
"I'm in a hurry young man, see ya later,"
replied Dad.
Dad opened my car door and told me to get in.
I obeyed as always.
Dad got in and slammed his door.
He fired up the big mean screamin' machine,
shaking the California ground, like an earthquake.
"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
Randy "shouted!"
"Would you allow me to have Cheri's hand in marriage,
Mr. Harwell?"
"Come and see me in about four years,"
Dad shot back, leaving my "Beloved," covered in a
cloud of black dust as smokin' tires pealed rubber.
We flew down the gravel road, like lightening,
farther and farther away from
"the beat of my young heart!"
That's the day I decided "Randall" was
"Braveheart!"
He was my knight in an "Arrow" button down oxford.
Talk about "Gutsy!"
A few weeks later,
Dad carried the last box from my dorm room,
putting it in the trunk of the car.
"Mr. Harwell," can I help you with that?"
Dad ignoring him completely, Randy persisted.
"Could we talk for a moment, Sir?"
"I'm in a hurry young man, see ya later,"
replied Dad.
Dad opened my car door and told me to get in.
I obeyed as always.
Dad got in and slammed his door.
He fired up the big mean screamin' machine,
shaking the California ground, like an earthquake.
"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
Randy "shouted!"
"Would you allow me to have Cheri's hand in marriage,
Mr. Harwell?"
"Come and see me in about four years,"
Dad shot back, leaving my "Beloved," covered in a
cloud of black dust as smokin' tires pealed rubber.
We flew down the gravel road, like lightening,
farther and farther away from
"the beat of my young heart!"
That's the day I decided "Randall" was
"Braveheart!"
He was my knight in an "Arrow" button down oxford.
Talk about "Gutsy!"
"Braveheart Bailey," brought his "parents," to
"Grandma's Cottage,"
to formally introduce them to my "parents."
It was the first time all 4 parents talked,
as Randy & I looked on in total disbelief.
It was in July.
As soon as we were alone,
Randall slipped a diamond ring on my finger!
"Grandma's Cottage,"
to formally introduce them to my "parents."
It was the first time all 4 parents talked,
as Randy & I looked on in total disbelief.
It was in July.
As soon as we were alone,
Randall slipped a diamond ring on my finger!
My Dad has never been a "yes" man,
so when he gave me his blessing,
only seconds before he walked me down the aisle,
it was genuine.
When he placed my hand in Randy's,
he finally gave him his answer. Yes!
He gave me away to the man with whom
I would share the rest of my life.
so when he gave me his blessing,
only seconds before he walked me down the aisle,
it was genuine.
When he placed my hand in Randy's,
he finally gave him his answer. Yes!
He gave me away to the man with whom
I would share the rest of my life.
The West Coast Bible College Chapel
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