Happy Birthday dear Andrew!

I wished you happy birthday out loud this morning, as I stood alone in the kitchen. It's grey and rainy here today. Looks how I feel inside, and how others of us feel when we think about what day today is. This afternoon, I lit a candle for your birthday, and listened to a cd mix of yours, as I worked. I gingerly flipped my daily calendar page to July 24, holding my breathe to see what words of wisdom might greet me....wondering if it might be anything especially appropriate for this day. Here is what I found:

The greatest treasure anyone can discover while unwrapping a trial is God's love. Troubled times have a way of cutting into a life deep channels that can carry God's love to you and your love to others.

I hope that's true...and I hope I can carry it to someone else...