one last two-fer this month...

Today is Aunt Faye's Birthday!
Happy Birthday Aunt Faye!

And it is also David's Birthday!

Happy Birthday island man...

(notice that David is in shorts- it is about 30 degrees or less outside,

he just returned from St. Kitts for Christmas when this photo was taken...)

January 28

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday Aunt Patricia

Happy Birthday to yoooouuuuu!!!!

Patricia always calls all of us and sings to us on our birthdays!
Even if we cant answer she sings to us in our voice mails! I love it!

Hope you have a wonderful birthday Aunt Patricia!

Today would have been Dad's Birthday. We miss you dad. We love you and have so many wonderful memories to look back on- Thank you!

Happy Birthday Dad

January 26

Another two-fer!

Today January 25...

is Mike and Patricia's Anniversary~

Happy Anniversary Uncle Mike and Aunt Patricia!

And Stormy's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Stormy-

Enjoy year 29 (for like the 4th or 5th time now???) while it lasts- HA!

Happy Birthday Aunt Jewell!

Today January 20!

Hope to see you in a few days!

January 19

Happy Birthday Mary Jo!

Mary Jo and her family are currently traveling out west!
We miss all of you! Hurry home!
We love you!

We have two special occasions today!

January 14~

Today is Aunt Linda & Uncle Steve's Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary you two love birds!

And today is also Tasia's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Tasia!

Happy Birthday Aunt Emma! Today January 13.

May it be a wonderful day for you!

Aunt Emma is in town this week - I hope to get together with her for dinner or something!

Today- January 12 is Uncle Steve's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Uncle Steve! We hope it is the best one yet!

The Rose of Sharon

"I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys." (Solomon 2:1)

The Rose of Sharon is a flower of uncertain identity mentioned in translations of the Bible. This flower is thought to bloom in the late summer just above the high-tide mark. It is commonly assumed by most people in Israel that, the Sharon Plain being on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is where Biblical passage refers to this flower.

Today- January 9 would have been my cousin Sharon's birthday. As we all remember this very sweet girl- we now send our birthday wishes and praises heavenward. Happy Birthday Sharon!

The Rose by Bette Midler

Some say love, it is a riverthat drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razorthat leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger,an endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower,and you it's only seed.

It's the heart afraid of breakingthat never learns to dance.
It's the dream afraid of wakingthat never takes the chance.
It's the one who won't be taken,who cannot seem to give,
and the soul afraid of dyin'that never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been to long,
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong,
just remember in the winter
far beneath the winter snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the rose.