Day 5 - June 20 - Birthday Greetings

Tomorrow, June 21st, is Eric's birthday, his 46th. Though they tend to be less significant as we get older (it's not the years, it's the miles!) tomorrow has the real possibility of going unnoticed in light of the current situation. There isn't much we can fix about that, and there isn't much in the way of 'appropriate' birthday gifts that we can have delivered, but we can continue to offer encouragement.

Take a minute on Saturday to post a comment, or send an encouraging email. Remind him that the rest of us are glad we can celebrate a day for him.

For my part, brother Eric, we've talked a lot since Monday, and though I haven't been out there for you, until I'm called to be there I continue to be here for you.

I'm proud of you. You are being measured and weighed, and though it may not seem like it to you, you continue to demonstrate to us the character, courage, and commitment that seems to be missing in many of the men in our culture today. You continue to persevere. You are demonstrating in your life the role that men of God are called to, and your son reflects that upbringing like no other. You display commitment in adversity where others have quit and abandoned their wives and children. You speak of enduring in these things until that day that God says, "Well done, my good and faithful servant!"

I'm proud of you. Hold fast!

Brad
Southwest Michigan Chapter of the Brothers Williamson