On my birthday today, I have some random thoughts.
– I don’t like to look at past photos of my children when they were little. It makes me grieve the lost of childhood with them. Those days are gone and there is no going back. I rather look at pictures of what they are doing now so I can enjoy the present.
– I do like looking at past photos of my friends. It helps to remember the length of our friendship and those times that made our friendship strong.
– Whenever I tell people my son is 23 years old, it is both flattering and unfavorable when they respond with surprise. It’s good that I don’t look old enough to have a 23 year old, but then, they figure out how old I really am.
– Wikipedia says John MacArthur (pastor of Grace Community Church) was born in 1939. That makes him 71, and still preaching strong. That means I might have a good 20 more years to serve God.
– If I could have one wish, I wish all my craft supplies, books, papers, and all the little cute things we collect in my house to be beautifully organized in such as way that I can find things easily. I know it’s not as lofty as wishing for world peace, but I would be so much happier if my house was organized.
– And I want all my photos, printed and digital, to be organized and searchable. That makes two wishes.
– Might as well throw world peace on the list too, three wishes that will likely never come true.
– If you want to get me something for my birthday, write me a nice note, handwritten or digital is acceptable, of 3 sentences or more, preferably more. I won’t grade you on grammar or spelling, but the content must be genuine and heartfelt.