My wonderful boy, James, is 9 years old today. He is usually very sweet and helpful, but he has his times of temper which he has put as a prayer request at church. He got a bit upset the other day and I reminded him that he put his temper at the cross. Our church has a cross with hooks on it to hang prayer request papers on. That is the request he put on it. If you would be so kind as to pray with us about this, I’m sure he would appreciate it. He is working hard on it, but he has his times of trouble like all of us do. He’s going to have to wait until tomorrow for his big birthday present from us and for his birthday dinner because Jeremy is paid then, but he’s okay with that. I can’t really get his gift very well. I’m not finding what I really want to get him at Walmart or Target, but I saw it at the Lego store in Chicago, so I told Jeremy what I wanted to get him and the amount that we spend. It really helped that he got his Lego magazine a few days ago, so he was talking about the different kinds and sets and pretty much told Jeremy what he would really like to have if he can save up enough money. Jeremy just looked and me and winked.

I love this boy that God gave me. He has such a big heart in him. Happy Birthday, James, my wonderful son.