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Saturday, September 18, 2010

We made it home (with only a few minor glitches).  I'll be posting pictures of our trip soon, but today, I want to celebrate this boy who is truly growing into a young man of God.  Happy Birthday, Adam!  We love you!

 

If
by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies.
Or being hated don't give way to hating.
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:


If you can dream--and not make dreams your master
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave you life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:


If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your long turn after they are gone.
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"


If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run
Yours is the Earth and everythng that's in it.
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!


Adam, these past twelve years have been an absolute delight.  I couldn't be prouder of the young man that you are becoming. Your love for Jesus and for everyone that you encounter is a gift to us all.  I love to see your genuine kindness towards others, I love to watch you worship the Lord with such enthusiasm, I love to hear you shout out "Praise the Lord!" every morning when you get your contacts in, I love to have you tell me all about what you're learning in school and I love the way that you take the humble road, never seeking attention, but always giving grace and life to those around you.  Happy Birthday, my son.  You are a treasure.

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7 comments:

Difference2This1 said...

Happy Birthday Adam! Hope you have a great day with your family all together!!!

Waitingfaithfully said...

Happy Birthday Adam! What a wonderful son, and kind and caring brother you are to your family. The world is much richer because you are in it!

Blessings on your 12th Birthday~

The Winder Family
San Antonio, Texas

Recovering Noah said...

Hope you have a wonderful 12th birthday, Adam! So glad that your whole family is there to celebrate... and hope your mom picked up some of those delicious KinderEggs from the airport to give you. =)

Leslie

Gwen said...

Happy birthday, Adam! Hope you have a great day!
Evan, my 13 year old son, wears contacts, too. It was a struggle at first for him to get them in and out, but like you, he's a pro at it now! :)

Sarah-- Can't wait to hear about your trip-- so sorry I forgot about sending some donations with you. With school starting things have been soo busy-- but getting better now.

Kim said...

Happy Birthday Adam!
Hope your birthday was filled with lots of fun and happiness.

sarah bess said...

Adam, highest blessings! Thanks for your letter to us and our kids--it meant so much!

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the believers, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Kathleen T. Jaeger said...

Sarah!
My son Levi turned twelve on September 17, 2010. And they seem to share a love for the Lord! Kindred spirits though they have never met.
How cool is this!
Kathleen

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