Decade Launch- When God Blesses a New Beginning

Yup- This guy- 60 years old today.

As the new decade unveils  

we give thanks to God

 for the years of blessings.

For good health.

For kind heart.

For gifts of hope.

For a laugh.

For the willingness to walk alone.

To carry the weight.

Or the compassion to work on a team in Haiti.

or this- the patient waiting-

 learned with living for a good share

 of the 60 years with 4 women

We actually celebrated with all the kids

 at the beach earlier this month.

 Not so easy getting the troops 

together anymore.

We "girls" had an idea from Pinterest.

Old mismatched playing cards.

With some old book paper added-
(our stash happened to be French),
 and then painted over.

And 60 squares for adding what

We Love about YOU, John.

Or snippets of the stories.

Holes punched.

 O Ring added.

and of course- the jute twine 

and colorful yarn.

We divided the stack and each of us took 15 cards.

And here are just 10 of the things we love.

Some stories only make sense in our family.

So today we give thanks to God for you.
And as we celebrate we pray:

“The Lord bless you and keep you;

The Lord make His face shine upon you,

And be gracious to you;

 

The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,

And give you peace.”’

Numbers 6:24-26