{"id":264,"date":"2008-05-10T08:15:03","date_gmt":"2008-05-10T08:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2008\/05\/lookits-a-birdn.html"},"modified":"2008-05-10T08:15:03","modified_gmt":"2008-05-10T08:15:03","slug":"lookits-a-birdn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2008\/05\/lookits-a-birdn.html","title":{"rendered":"Look…It’s a bird…No, it’s a plane…No, it’s…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Christmas_day_2006_96_2\"<\/a> My love…You are beyond description.  As it was sung at our wedding, "If you find a love that’s tender, if you find a love that’s true, then thank the Lord, He’s been doubly good to you."<\/p>\n

Barbara, you are proof of God’s goodness, mercy, grace and providence in my life.  When I said, "I do" on that day 14 years ago I thought I knew you.  After all, I knew that you loved God and loved to worship him.  I knew that you were beautiful and I knew that just a glance from your eyes was enough…more than enough to water my soul.  After all of these years I have to admit that there was so much I didn’t know.<\/p>\n

I didn’t know that your heart and my heart would beat in rhythm for the orphans of the world and that we would have six precious little ones.  I have seen in you what seems to be and endless channel of God’s love to them and even when you are weak, his grace flows strong.  A beauty emanates from you that illumines every room you enter…and you don’t even know it…that’s what is so beautiful!<\/p>\n

I \"Kellies_photos_906_22_3\"<\/a> love you…we love you…Happy Mother’s Day<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My love…You are beyond description.  As it was sung at our wedding, "If you find a love that’s tender, if you find a love that’s true, then thank the Lord, He’s been doubly good to you." 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