Let's Hear It For.....

AUNT HELEN!

I didn't have a card, and even if I made one, it wouldn't arrive at her house in time, even though she's only half an hour away. I thought about emailing, but I didn't have their address and I was going to call someone to get it but then I remembered my dear aunt was a faithful blog reader (sometimes at the dinner table we discuss various goings-on you all write about on your blogs so be forewarned). Therefore, I decided to send her a Birthday Blog!

I like Aunt Helen. She has such a great sense of humor! I've enjoyed it at Family Christmases and Reunions, but now that I get to live part-time with her, I enjoy it even more. We got to watch the Office together when I was on a break at their home this fall, and we both were cracking up together (Uncle Joe was sitting silently with a blank look on his face... the Office isn't for everyone I guess). And we enjoy laughter together over Uncle Joe's stories and adventures that he regales us with in Sabbath meeting or at the dinner table. I enjoy laughter to myself as I watch them interact: whether it's her response to a random plant he picked out for her garden, or her reaction to the gun shot in the woods which indicated he had success on his hunting foray. Yet, with all this frivolity, there is also the spiritual side that I appreciate: the testimony of faith for God's peace in a difficult experience, the piano playing before church, the discussions of the sermon over lunch. :) And speaking of piano playing, sometimes we play duets together which is great fun too!
So...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR AUNT HELEN!
Thank you for opening your home to me and for being such a great aunt and a growing friend! I love you and trust God will bless this next year as well!