My beautiful wife celebrates her birthday today (along with Eric). The picture above sums up one of the million reasons why I love Gretchen - she constantly puts everyone else ahead of her. She finds more joy in someone else's good fortune than any good thing that happens to her. She is a steady reminder for me of Jesus' words - "He who wants to be great will be a servant of all".
This is what I wrote in her birthday card:
I celebrate beauty when I look in your eyes
I celebrate joy as I hear you laugh
I celebrate peaceful feelings in your loving embrace
I celebrate kindness every time you serve
I celebrate goodness every September 20
I celebrate life when we go on adventures
I celebrate creativity as I read your thoughts
I celebrate you for in you I see God
I celebrate God because He created You
Happy Birthday Babe!
4 comments:
That is so sweet! I am glad you notice the treasure you have in Gretchen!
Now this, this is a beautiful thing. Very beautiful. I love that picture of Gretchen. She is magnificent. I am glad she is your wife. You are blessed.
That picture so perfectly captures just who Gretchen is...
Ahhh! Gretchen is getting older. That might explain why she was so mean to me on Sunday. Sigh. First she stops crying, then she becomes so mean. She's just reinventing herself with every passing year.
And even so, you can't help but be happier after you've had the chance to hang with the G-funk. You're a blessed guy Jamie.
Dan
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