Roxie's Letter

The doctors just told me your big news. I'm so happy that things worked out for you and Josh. Gives me hope that things will work out for me one day. I'm sorry I can't be there for the wedding but you'll be in my thoughts and in my heart today and always. I love you.

How long have they loved each other? (wav)

Josh Remembers...

Josh: Billy, have you got the rings?
Billy: Are you asking me if I've lost the rings?
Josh: No, I'm just asking if you've got the rings that's all.
Billy: Well, let's take a look and see if I have the rings. Yes, right there where they were ten minutes ago.
Josh: Okay, that's all I wanted to know. Thank you.
Billy: I know you're not nervous.
Josh: I'm not nervous at all. I feel great. In fact, I was just thinking about the first time I really had that feeling for Reva, you know what I'm saying? We were up at Cross Creek, you remember this? HB had invited Reva to come up and hang out with Trish and you were teasing Reva...
Billy: Oh, right! I was teasing her about liking dolls. And you came to her rescue. Little sawed off white knight in a baseball cap and t-shirt.
Josh: Yes I did. Boy I tell you what, she knew that I was her soulmate before I knew anything about it at all. And the first time that I ever had that feeling for her, it was so powerful it scared the daylights out of me. But she's irresistable. Wild and untamed and so beautiful. Man, I guess I loved Reva from the first day I knew what love was.

Reva Remembers...

Reva: I guess I've loved Joshua from the moment I knew what love was. Hey, do you remember how you hated the idea of my being involved with one of HB's sons?
Hawk: If it'd been just one it'd be okay. I reckon you know the history of Reva and...
Reva: Cassie knows that everything I did, I did because of Josh.
Hawk: Well that's easy to see now but living through it was something else. The hell that you two mules put yourselves through still makes my blood run cold.
Reva: Loving him wasn't always easy but it certainly was worth it.
Hawk: I know gal. And what you two got is gonna outlast them pyramids. Hey, you know Sarah picked up on it after that first summer you were at Cross Creek. She said, "Now Hawk, I do declare that Reva's got herself a crush on little Joshua."
Reva: And I can't remember not loving him.

Reva's Talk With HB and Sarah

Oh Mama, I know you're gonna be there with me today. I know that. And you, Harlan B. Lewis, I know you're gonna be there with Joshua, too. Right there along side of him. I miss ya, old man. I miss you so much. I miss both of you. You'll forever be in my heart, you know that. I love you, too. Well, Mr. Joshua Lewis, today's the day. We're almost to always.

Josh: I remember the times we used to play together up in the ranger's station. I remember the first time I put my arms around her. I remember the first time I kissed her. I remember the first time I told her I loved her and how good it felt to say those words. And you know, all the stuff we've been through, all the times we've fought, all the hard times we've had--those three words, I love you, that's what's kept us together. And I believe I will love her til death do us part.

Friends and Family Vows

Billy: Since Reva has chosen this moment to become tongue-tied for the first time in her life, I'd like to make a vow. I've known you almost as long as I've known my brother here. And I'm guilty of loving you just about as much. So my vow to you is that I will always be there for you. And you too, little brother.

Cassie: I'd like to make a vow. All my life I've always dreamed of being part of a really big, loving family. And even in my best dream I could never imagine that I'd be so lucky. To be a part of this family...wow! My vow to you is that I will always be here for both of you.

Matt: I have a vow while we're at it. Josh, I'd just like to say that when I built the house for Vanessa in hopes that she would return, you were the the first one in line there to help me. And I think that's probably because of your belief in love, your love for Reva, her love for you. And well hey, I just wanna say that should either one of you ever need it, I'll be the first one in line for you. How about that?

Abby: Well, I knew when I had found true love because I had seen true love with you and Josh. And I vow never ever to forget that.

Buzz: Well, I think you're both crazy! I think you're both so crazy in love you've driven the rest of us crazy. But it's a good kind of crazy because, ya know, I guess it reminds us the way your love has touched us. So I vow to drive you crazier by reminding you of it.

Dylan: And I didn't even know who you were when I rowed you across the lake on the boat for Josh. But I'll never forget how happy and beautiful and in love you were. Just like you are now. And I just wanna tell you that finding you was the best thing that ever happened to me in my life, Mom. And I vow to always remember that the best things in life don't change...they just grow.

Shayne: You guys are the best parents in the world. And we love you more than anything.
Marah: To us, you guys were always married and we were always a family. And I think that having this wedding means that we know how to jump all those waves that Grandpa HB talked about. Shayne and I vow to always remember how lucky we are.

Susan: Well, I know that I haven't been around here that much, but I know already that I have the most wonderful, the most beautiful, the coolest granny...grandma...and I vow that I will be the best granddaughter there is. Or at least I'll try. But I think it's really cool that you guys have loved each other your whole lives.

Joshua's Vows

Reva, I have known you for so long and I know you so well and I still just can't get enough of you. I stand here before you today and everyday just amazed that you're mine. The moment you walked into my life, you also walked into my heart. And you never left it. And we have been through so much and the one thing that has remained constant, the one beautiful thing that will be constant in our lives, is our love for each other. And I promise to you my love without limit. And to be part of your dreams...to have you be a part of mine. And try real hard to understand you as best I can. And to be there for you nearby when you need me. And to watch our love grow and grow and grow in the years to come. You are my world...my heart and my love. The future is ours. And my love is yours Always.

Josh's vow to Reva (wav)

Reva's Vows

Well Joshua, the first time I looked into your eyes, I knew you were my soulmate. Didn't even know what that meant back then, but I knew I'd found mine. I don't even remember breathing without you because that's how much you've always been a part of me. You're my other half. You're the essence of my soul and my life. And you're the only one who knows me down to the depths of my soul. And I know that I've been a handful, I mean Pop always says I am anyway. And I know there have been times when you've wanted to change me. But in spite of everything, you loved me. Always, you just loved me. You are my life, Joshua. And I promise you my love without limit. To laugh with you in joy, and to grieve with you in sorrow. To find strength for you in your time of need and to be vulnerable to you in my own. I promise to share everything that I am and everything I will be so that we can grow together in love. The future is ours. And my love is yours Always.

Reva's vow to Josh (wav)

~~Always Reva...Always Bud~~

A Message From H.B.

"Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace now and in the life everlasting."