Love Is A Choice!

Today she said "Yes!" That makes it doubly special for today is My Love's birthday. Today we celebrate the gift of life that she is to the world, to her family, but especially to me. Because of her great generosity of spirit many people have been blessed, and continue to be blessed. I admire her as she spends herself for her parents now, just as she did for her uncle and aunt in Texas and many others. Such self-giving is a constant challenge to me, forcing me to face up to the sometimes selfish tendencies that surface in my own relationships.

You can send her a birthday email at ron_franklreicks@hotmail.com. She would be more than happy to receive your greetings, your thoughts, your prayers as she celebrates with the rest of her family here in Cherokee.

As I said, I am doubly blessed this day. For almost 13 years now, My Love has responded with a "Yes" each morning when I have asked if she would be my wife for another day. Each day she has again chosen to walk with me in love and that choice has fashioned us both down through the years. As we celebrate her gift of life, I rejoice in the daily challenge and opportunity that we share to move outside ourselves as we make the choice to love. And I thank God for the gift that she is to me.