happy birthday bubba

Cracks me up!!

This picture was taken at my mom's house.

That is one of her luscious cakes.

Just look at the

Happy Birthday decor.

For some strange reason,

Bubba is standing on a chair and touching the ceiling.

This is what my mom had written on the back of this picture....

"My son-in-law on his 44th birthday,"

1988.

We always acted crazy...

this is a reminder of just how crazy we were.

Big celebration tonight

over at David and Erika's house.

Let's hope he behaves himself and doesn't climb the walls.

I love birthday parties...

The May Birthdays have always been my favorite.

Bubba,

we have lived so long together.

We have watched the years go by.

We have labored,

and played,

and traveled all over the country

 since our babies were tiny.

We have laughed and cried together......

we have built a family that keeps growing

 and bringing so much joy.

Every day is filled with excitement...

literally.

No way I could ever be bored living with you!!!

But the greatest thing you ever did for me

was to take my hand,

now well over twenty-five years ago and say,

"Cathy, 

we need to seek the Lord together.

We need to read our Bibles 

and pray 

and read good books.

We need to get in a church where we can learn and grow.

There is nothing more important."

"Husbands love your wives,

 just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it, 

that He might sanctify and cleanse it 

with the washing of water by the word,

that He might present it to Himself a glorious church, 

not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing,

 but that it should be holy and without blemish.

So husbands ought to love their own wives

 as their own bodies;

he who loves his wife loves himself."

Ephesians 5: 25 - 28

How many husbands love their wives like this?