My wonderful Mom just turned a whopping 80 years young! We had a really special time of celebrating her life. It reminded me once again of how important celebrations and gatherings are to us. I have grown to understand in a deeper way why God COMMANDED the children of Israel to celebrate. God loves a party and I am certain He loves birthdays, anniversaries, or pretty much any gathering that honors life and encourages and celebrates relationships. What a blessing it is to be with someone and remind them of special times, funny times, heartaches and joys. I have realized the older I become and the more places I go and the more people I meet - that I appreciate those solid life-long relationships - people that know me and with whom I have shared special memories. Mom's party had people from the age of 80+ down to 2! People who have known her close to 80 years and those who have known her a mere 2. I am becoming more and more adamant about living life fully, blessing those you love and am trying hard to continually risk loving and loving sacrificially - because when I celebrate my 80th birthday, I don't want there to be any regrets - especially in reaching out, loving and allowing myself to be loved ! Happy Birthday Mom - I celebrate your life !
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Happy birthday Mrs. Whitty!!!
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Hey, Lisa! Great to see you have a new blog. A huge congrats to your mom! Good chatting with you via skype.
Happy Birthday Mrs. Whitty. Nice cake! What's the story behind the giraffe.
The giraffe is Mom's favorite animal - if you came to our house you would see a curio cabinet with probably 30+ giraffe figurines - we have actually toned down the giraffe giving lately because Mom has so many, but when it came to her cake - we thought it was most appropriate !
Your mom is a sweet lady. It sounds like her party was just perfect, right down to the cake! :)
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