She is not as old as I am, so don’t even go there. At least not this year (wink, wink). Want to know the best gift she received this year? I know the day hasn’t started yet, but she was surprised with a visit from Josh and Christia and Zak and Caleb yesterday. And of course that meant Kel and Christina, Jachin, Micah, Josiah, and Noa came over. Cailyn was already here, and her Mom joined her shortly after. I feel fairly certain we will see Nathan sometime today after he gets off work. That’s the kind of present that really gets Nani’s heart going. Her entire brood all in one place. Nothing quite like it. In her eyes it just doesn’t get any better than that.
There wasn’t much planned as far as
celebrations go, at least not yesterday.
Who knows what will happen today.
We George Foreman-ed (Could that really be a verb?) some burgers and
boiled up some hot dogs along with Chris’ famous noodle salad. Not much preparation required, so she could
spend more time snuggling with Noa (if she could get her away from the two
Aunties), and looking at pictures of the house Josh and Christi bought in Waco,
and refereeing wrestling matches, and talking with the daughters-in-law, and timing
races, and dodging squealing and laughing children as the ran over and under
and around whatever was in their path to get away from whatever monster or
pirate was chasing them at the time, and tickling where she could make the most
of open opportunities, and serving up ice cream for dessert, and generally
speaking absorbing - and relishing - the chaos of the moment. All in all I would have to say it was a good
day for the matriarch of this clan. May
today be even better.
Happy birthday, Chris. I love you.
Psalms 105:3-4 says, “Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord
rejoice. Look to the Lord and his
strength; seek his face always.”
Father, thank you for the perfect helpmeet
you gifted me with. Please make her day,
and year, and life a happy one. Amen.
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