Sunday, September 21, 2008

Love, devotion, family...

These are all adjectives that describe someone whose birthday we are celebrating today. There are many, many more though I want to touch on these today.

Love - Christ has given us a directive to "love one another" even as He loved us! This individual exemplifies this trait every day of their life whether it be with the mother of the Little Sister, the girl's tennis team, woman's Bible Study, Sunday School class members, etc.

Devotion - Devotion to Christ, family, and others. Devotion to Christ through their ministry to teaching/leading woman's small groups, devotion to family through intense love and heartfelt longing for wholeness, devotion to others through giving of their time and energies for the benefit of people around them.

Family - One minute into a conversation with this person and you will know that family is central in their life. The love, pride and joy in life comes from the members of their family and their desire to see everyone reaping the joys and benefits of life full in Christ.

This person that we are celebrating today is my mom, Darla Briggs. Happy Birthday Mom! We love you and are so blessed to call you Mom! Have a wonderful day!

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