31 years ago on this date…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU…HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU….HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR ANDREW, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!

Wow, it hardly seems possible, but ’tis true. Being in labor a good share of the weekend, I could not soon forget the birth of our eldest son, Andrew. Feels somewhat surreal at this point…like it was just yesterday and like it was a long, long time ago.

Like any family…

Experienced our share of ups and downs

Times of great joy

And times of great sorrow

Yet, through it all

I somehow knew

God was in control

Even when I didn’t see him

Love won out

Over doubt, rage, and fear

He watched over us all

Kept us together as one family

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