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This past weekend\u2019s abrupt switch from summer to fall was hard to believe. After all, over Labor Day, our family gathered for boating and swimming, and to throw cousins in the the lake – all the good stuff that accompanies warm summer days and nights.<\/p>\n

But Saturday evening Hiram and I, along with scores of other guests, sat shivering and dodging raindrops at an outdoor wedding. Our teeth chattered in rhythm with the processional. Steely-eyed bridesmaids willed away goosebumps and walked down the aisle, their bouquets dewy fresh and trembling in the cold. The bride, tall and calm, came down the aisle escorted by her parents. The weather bothered her and the groom not one bit. They had eyes for each other only, and by the end of the chilly ceremony, they were as married as they would have been in a warm, dry church.<\/p>\n

After the festivities, Hiram and I went home to a chilly house and turned on the furnace. \u201cHard to believe,\u201d I said, \u201cthat we need the heater this early in the fall.\u201d The house was still nippy the next morning, so I turned up the heat a tad before we went to church. Surely, it would be warmer there.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Apparently, the custodial staff at the the high school, where we meet for Sunday services, found the weather forecast hard to believe, and hadn\u2019t bothered to turn on the furnace. By the end of church, I couldn\u2019t feel my toes.\u201cAt least it will be warmer when we get home.\u201d I hurried to the car.<\/p>\n

But it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\u201cMust have turned up the night thermostat instead of the day control.\u201d I fiddled with the dial again, made a cup of hot tea, and put on another sweater. \u201cHard to believe it\u2019s supposed to be 85 tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, today it\u2019s freezing in here.\u201d Hiram checked the thermostat. \u201cOnly 66 degrees.\u201d He went down to check the furnace and discovered the pilot light wouldn\u2019t turn on. \u201cYou better call the furnace guy tomorrow,\u201d he suggested. \u201cGonna be a cold night tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

The outdoor temperature rose throughout the night, and by morning it was nearly as warm outside as in. By midmorning, it was muggy and humid outside. But the house was cool and dry. Quite comfortable, in fact, though the temperature was no higher than during my shiverfest the day before. Hard to believe a call the furnace guy could be necessary or wise.<\/p>\n

But it was.<\/p>\n

And though it\u2019s hard to believe, when the next cold snap comes and our pilot light behaves correctly, I\u2019ll be thankful for the weather\u2019s brief flirtation with fall.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to believe that the bride and groom will be be quite so grateful for the turn the weekend\u2019s weather took. But they can be proud of this: for all who attended, their wedding will be one of the most memorable ever.<\/p>\n

It certainly was.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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