Drizzly this morning, so my walk was cut short. But that’s OK, because today is Ruth’s Birthday.
Now, instead of spending time telling you how wonderful she is, let me just fill in some recent stuff.
Last Friday friends invited us over for dinner to celebrate it early. On Saturday our daughter Rhoda and her husband came up from Houston to take us out to for birthday lunch. Sunday after Church Ruth and I had Brunch. Today we invited a friend to join us for lunch. Thursday we go out for lunch with the Senior group, and next Saturday daughter Quinta plans to come over with this in mind, “To celebrate Mom's birthday”. And for me the best part is I get included in all this!
But birthdays are surely a time to reminisce. We count all the joys and the sorrows that have come our way in our life together. We stop often to thank God for this gift, this marriage begun on a July afternoon in Trinity Lutheran Church, Freistadt, Wisconsin. Just by the way, Trinity is the oldest Lutheran Church in that State.
Nor did we have an inkling where we would be living, and serving the Kingdom. But as we look back, we see His hand always there, strengthening, comforting, encouraging, urging us to finish the task He gave. We have learned how true David spoke, “Wait for the Lord, be strong, and take heart, and wait for the Lord. Ps. 27,14.
Yes, today is Ruth’s birthday. I pray God’s blessings today, and ever.
GPD 1/29/08
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