Birthday Octave

It seems that we can never actually get a birthday celebration in for just one day around here. This past Friday was my lover boy's 57th birthday celebration. On his actual birthday we did not have time for cake etc but he had the best gift. Here he is pictured with 5 of our grandchildren (the 6th is still in utero). Looking at these blessings and knowing that life carries on with the next generation and so on makes for a wonderful birthday.



The next day we had our church garage sale and one of the members was creative with an item which was donated for the sale. She used the letters WWJB on the plaque and we all got a chuckle out of it. Especially the pastor : ) What Would Jesus Buy. We were able to raise a good sum which we will use for missions. Our church supports several missions like the Lutheran Heritage Foundation, this missionary family in Togo and a local congregation who could not pay their pastor's hospitalization.




What's a birthday without a cake? Just another day. After the garage sale, several families from our church gathered for a cookout and we also got a birthday cake. Of course, following the theme of the day, it was decorated with WWJE. What Would Jesus Eat. We still have some days left in the octave and who knows how else we'll celebrate.