Birth Day!
Yesterday my Niece delivered a new member to our family. A healthy baby boy. Now all but one of my nieces and nephews have children. I have been particularly excited about this pregnancy. My niece is on the later side of child birth and this is her first child. As someone who never had a child I am attune to “this” passing time.
Birthdays:
Yesterday I joined fifty other people and celebrated one of my closest friends birthdays. He turned 60. His twenty year old daughter put the party together. From what I hear father and daughter had a tumultuous relationship during her teens. She went to great effort to assemble this gathering. People came from miles around and other states to attend. It was a surprise to which he had no clue. Well done! I saw people I might not see except for a wedding or funeral. It is so nice to gather without all the baggage tied to those two life events.
In the spirit of gathering people together I will be celebrating my birthday next Saturday and asking people to join me for a few hours. Last year it was the ” Double Nickle ” for me, yesterday it was the “Big 6 0” for my friend. This coming birthday is not any particular mile stone so why the extra effort? June 1st is the start hurricane season and even though the forecast is for a very mild season the winds of change are always blowing and for winds there is no forecast. We sailors depend on the wind and it is mysterious force. As Jesus said: “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Peace and happy birthday to all my friends born this month, to which there are quite a few.