Today is my beloved husband's birthday!
He is the joy of our family's heart and we are so blessed to have him!!
He has always filled our home with music, and passed on his talent for playing it (as well as his good looks!) to our sons who make him very proud!
Here he is standing beside a photo which was recently exhibited in our regional Art Gallery.
It shows him playing his banjo and evangelising in our main street on a Saturday morning back in the 1980s.
As a preacher and worship leader, he has blessed many congregations over the years and brought much glory to our Lord who gave him this beautiful gift!
A big kid at heart - he is still full of fun and adventure...
with a comic flair for the dramatic art of exageration and story-telling.
His wacky sense of humour is reknowned, and both our boys have inherited his gift for joy and the ability to look on the brighter side of life :-)
This is what our youngest son wrote in his father's birthday card :
Dad, a great man (me) once said "With a great moustache comes great responsibility."
So I partially owe thanks to your 'mo' for giving you great parenting power!
Anyone would be lucky to have you as their dad, but thank heavens it was I.
I truly believe I must carry on your reputation, wisdom and strength.
So from this day forth - no razor shall touch the space between my nose and upper lip!
Happy birthday Dad
love "son"
My husband's moustache is the butt of many friendly family jokes, as none of us has seen him without it - including me.
He has been able to keep his top lip hidden for at least 45 years so far lol!
But all jokes aside..I want to acknowledge all his hard work over the years and the deep self-sacrificing love he has for his family.
He is our rock and our hero!!
On this his special day..we honour him for being such a wonderful and godly husband and father.
Happy Birthday Sweetheart -we love you dearly!!
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Thank you and God bless you all ..Trish
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Hi Trish,
ReplyDeleteThis was such a wonderful post to read. I want to wish your husband a very happy birthday. You are right, he is very handsome. You have a beautiful family.
I'm now wondering what he would look like without a mustache :o)
God bless you and your family,
Big hugs~
Michele
What a beautiful tribute to your husband! I had to smile when you mentioned that your husband's sons inherited his good looks, ha, ha! :)
ReplyDeleteAt any rate, I am sure that your husband had a nice big smile on his face as he read this post. How blessed he must be to have a Proverbs 31 wife (you) that appreciates him so much! :)
Praise the lord.. Hello..
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday dear Bro..
We love you very dearly,
and were telling you so.
Give your dear heart a big hug from us Trish.
We love D's gesture I wonder if it will give him superhuman strength?
Love what you have written.
Big hugs
Nell and Co
xoxo
Trish! We're celebrating Thanksgiving today in America - and it would appear you are celebrating Thanksgiving, too - thanking the Lord for such a Godly husband and father on his birthday today. Blessings on the birthday boy and his family!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely thoughts you shared on your comments about my five part Thanksgiving series - I enjoyed writing it and love recalling our His Story - my faith is always renewed!
My husband's back will be a slow mend - he is not keen on sitting and laying around. You are right, he prefers to be working. While we left him home from mid-week service last night, he vacuumed and mopped the house so it would be ready for company today. He said the ibuprofen took the edge off enough to do so. Said moving around keeps his mind off the pain rather than sitting around. Crazy fella. Your prayers are precious to us. Thank you!
Happy to link in today - and hope to be back with some Simple Joys next week!
Joy!
Kathy
Happy Birthday to your very special husband!
ReplyDeleteGod bless,
Anne ♥
HI Trish...What a lovely post honoring the man you love and the blessing he has been to many over the years!!
ReplyDeleteToday is my oldest sisters birthday to and also our Thanksgiving Day here in the states!! : }
Oh give thanks unto the Lord for his mercy endureth forever ...26 times in Psalm 136 !!
Happy birthday to your dear loving Husband.. my friend, whom I am thankful to know through our blogs!!
♥ and blessing
Grace
They are so amazing...husbands!
ReplyDeleteOur Heavenly Father knew we needed them :)
I pray that your hubby had a wonderful birthday...
Maria
You are so blessed with such a wonderful hubby. I love the joke about the mustache. I will have to show my boys and hubby this. [o= My hubby always has a mustache and the short time he didn't I wanted it back! I love his mustache and wouldn't want it any other way. I pray blessings on your hubby's coming year. May his humor and love for the Lord continue fervently.
ReplyDeleteBlessings and ((HUGS))
-Mary
Hi Trish, I've nominated you for the I Blog Jesus Award today on my blog. Please come to rosarymom.blogspot.com for details and if you'd like the code for the award to install on your sidebar, email me at noreenjohnson7@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteDear Trish,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovey tribute to your husband; may this year be his best yet!
Love,
Marqueta
p.s. Your boys look so happy jamming together. :)
What a beautiful tribute to your husband! It's so wonderful to hear a woman praise her husband instead of tear him down which sadly happens so often. Thank you for sharing your thoughts for a truly Godly man.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to be able to participate with LACE this week; it's been awhile. :o)
Happy Birthday to your husband and I enjoyed all the wonderful family photos.
ReplyDeleteWow Trish! What an awesome tribute to your husband! He is indeed very handsome, and has such a kind face.
ReplyDeleteHope you and your beautiful family had a wonderful celebration.
Belated birthday wishes to your "Woodman"!
Much love,
Patricia
Happy Birthday to your husband. I agree--he is good looking :)
ReplyDeleteAwww! happy belated birthday to your husband! I'm sure he had a blessed birthday! :o)
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