4/28/2012
For those of you
who know my wife Diane you will most probably agree with the following
observations of what I see in her and this reflection n the anniversary oh her
birth.
Diane is smart
and wise – you know that is not always found in combination.
Diane is strong
and tender.
She is honest and
open.
She is a virtuous
woman.
She is capable of
great accomplishments and has proven that often.
She has
demonstrated great stamina in trying circumstances over the years – now as much
as ever.
She is beautiful
inside and out and ever increases in this.
She is a most
companionable, delightful, complementary wife and friend.
I am so grateful
for the over three quarters of my life I have had in relationship with her.
Together we’re
not so good in successfully celebrating these markers of life’s progress. On
Diane’s birthday last year she was undergoing back surgery. Granted, we were just back from China and
Vietnam but missed any exotic Asian celebration – no it was the Gelenk-Klinik
for us. Our twentieth anniversary was
spent at the Hasbro Children’s Hospital eating leftover lasagna by the window
of Carl’s room overlooking a parking lot.
The nurses did score some cake for us an offered “candlelight” in the
form of two flashlights draped with washcloths.
This year her birthday will consist of visiting me for a few hours here
in the Uniklinik. But she gets to attend
“The Great Hallelujah” – a gospel celebration led by Danny Plett tonight for
which I may have a Skype hookup. We’ve
had a few other celebration busts I won’t go into today. “Normal days” are
usually pretty good.
Maybe someday
we’ll do better in this department. But
our philosophy has always been that things like a marriage are way more
important than a wedding and one’s living is way more important that celebrating
said life. Those things are milestones
along the way but walking the way is how you get there and make any celebration
meaningful.
So, Diane, thanks
for the life you live with me. It has
always been an adventure and I always prefer the adventure to the slideshow afterwards.
Happy Birthday
Sweetie!
1 comment:
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing" 1 Thessalonians 5:11
is true of our marriage. It goes both ways sweetie-and may our home be always filled with laughter, joy, honesty,encouragement and love! Thanks for loving me so well- and my quirky ways ! Love you always~Diane
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