60th Birthday

I had an absolutely marvelous 60th birthday. I was woken by the double ring of the telephone which indicates that it is an international call (local calls have a single ring) It was one of the church folk’s brother phoning me from Ascension Island! After the call from Wilson, I received a few other international calls as well as a number of local ones.
1.00pm Graeme and I went to Jean March for lunch to celebrate together with her Mama Lizzie, who turned 91. Jean and her friend, Trevor, went to a huge amount of trouble, and the table groaned under the weight of all the delicious food. The Terrys were also there. We only left just before 6.00pm.
When I got home, there were emails from all 3 of my children. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Well, I am sure it is true. I suspect that I love the 3 tykes more now than ever before.
Graeme suggested that he take me out in the evening, and told me that he had made a booking for 7.00pm. I was getting a bit irritated when we left the manse late. He said that we were going to a place called the Rock Club. I thought it a strange choice for Graeme, as he definitely does not like rock music…. When we arrived at the venue, there were a good number of cars for a Monday night. I thought that it must be a popular place. As we walked into the dimly lit hall, a large crowd of people started singing “Happy Birthday”.
I was gob smacked! There were folk from each Bible study group as well as a few Salvation Army friends. Even the 2 teenagers, Brandon and Annalise, from the Deadwood Bible study were there. I stood there looking at the faces in front of me. 4 months ago I had not even met most of them, and now they had all touched my life in some way or another. I am truly blessed! After the meal, everyone sat around and sang “Gospel Country” songs. The Saints love to sing, and everyone joined in lustily.