Lois, my wife of thirty-three years one week from today has her birthday today. Happy Birthday Lois. Though I was in much pain yesterday (came home early from work) I was still able to manage sitting long enough to take her to lunch for a pre-birthday meal.

First entry for May. May, a busy month? Naw. Can’t be. Let’s see. Both of our vans have or are going the way of all man made transport. Eunice had her 30th birthday at her place. Ricky and Karlyn had us all at his place for Mother’s Day (the next day). Andrea had us at the house she was house sitting the day after for my birthday. Then before Andrea’s birthday (a week after Eunice’s) Josh and Hannah preped and painted their new house to be moved into on Andrea’s birthday. Spring Celebration for Cherith and Jesse’s school was on Friday night which honored the first graduating class of which Cherith is a part. That was also the day before Andrea’s birthday. Oh, wait. I forgot Chad and Courtney from church got married Tuesday night. And then on the day of Andrea’s birthday and Josh and Hannah moving into their new house (after which they helped Luke Hummel move) was Leighton and Ryan’s wedding day of which Andrea and Lois helped. Hmm… and that was only the second full week of May. Not busy?

Jesse's Birthday Limo Ride Home From School On His Birthday

Life is what you submit to God to make it to be.

I love you Jess. We all love you!!!

Happy birthday mom! You are – what? – 45 now? Haha I love you! I hope you have a great next year. God has blessed us much to have a mom/wife like you. You are special.

Love you,
The son you don’t like so much.

Josh

An amazing day today. The oldest of the Rick Blaha children has been blessed with 31 years of life outside the womb today. The time of our life is in God’s hand as He sees it. Each day on this earth is a blessing as we with our being we acknowledge Him in all our ways. Blessing Ricky with the blessing of the first born as only a father can, please encourage Ricky on his 31st birthday today.

We got started on this last night as Tim & Sarah St Clair and family, and Pam Tipmore joined our family in an early celebration. As part of the celebration we watched a video of a Tim St Clair and Ricky with others from the then Sophomore Class at Northland Baptist Bible College (2000-2001) as they were in a play ‘Beauty and the Beast: Northland Style”. Tim St Clair was the Beast and Ricky was Gaston. (There is no thought of encore at this time!!!!)