Remember to celebrate: simple thoughts for a birthday

today was Jackie's birthday. Happy birthday my love.

She would have been 68. She did not even make it out of her 60s. I miss her so much. She loved birthdays. She liked to celebrate hers and others.

Of course now she is in endless celebration with the Lord. Everyday is a special occasion.

But as long as I remain I need to celebrate others. Their birthdays, their victories, their very lives. Give gifts even when not a special event, send a note, love at all times. Lord help me to do that joyously but also diligently. Write it down, make a plan, execute the plan. Whether it is to send an email, send a card, give a check, buy a gift.

Meanwhile, I look forward to that day when time is complete and we are all with Jesus. Those of us who know and love Him that is.