Happy Birthday

March 25th was Randy's birthday. We were able to celebrate with a night out...meal at a new (to us) restaurant, and cake at home for dessert.

On the way home I thought about how much I loved Randy...and how I thanked God for him. I considered the joy his parents must have felt at his birth...their first son! I then pondered the awesome nature of God's grand plan...that Randy would end up in Kansas at a little college on the plains where we would meet, fall in love, and then later marry and settle back on the family farm.

How often do we live life moving from this moment to the next...but miss the story of our lives because of the focus only on the immediate. It is important to be in the moment, but to do so within the context of the larger twists and turns of the past to the present.

The Bible gives us so many examples of remaining mindful of our past...to REMEMBER.

Remember the days of old;
consider the generations long past.
Ask your father and he will tell you,
your elders, and they will explain to you.

Deuteronomy 32:7

The larger story of God working in and through His people gives perspective to the present. We gain a deeper appreciation of His faithfulness and steadfast love and care demonstrated clearly in the past and unfolding in the present.

Randy’s birthday was a time for me to again bow the knee in gratitude and praise to God as I remembered...and celebrated.