Happy Birthday, Brent

On Thursday, November 8, Brent celebrated his birthday!  

Brent enjoying his birthday cupcake

 We were blessed to be able to go out on a date, just the two of us, for his birthday. One of our college students, Kaitlin, had offered to keep our girls for us for Pastor Appreciation Month. Our girls love visiting with Kaitlin, Debbie and Tom.  Our FMBC deacons had given Brent a gift card to Ruby Tuesdays for Pastor Appreciation Month as well. Thank you all!

Birthday date night

 We headed to Ruby Tuesdays up in Waynesboro. Brent has a friend from seminary, who is a bi-vocational pastor in Grottoes and also works at Ruby Tuesdays. Brent didn't know if he would be working, but he was, and actually we were able to sit to his section. Brent and I enjoyed hearing all about his family, his church in Grottoes and their new home. 

Pastor Mark and Pastor Brent

                                                 

One of his favorite things

After we picked up the girls from the Doreys', we headed home and gave Brent his gifts. Rachel is holding our gift card "tree" made with the girls' hands. It was made to give Brent one of his gifts, his gift card to Shreckhise Shubbery. Little did we know that he may have to apply it toward a new evergreen for the front yard. We got home Saturday and found one of our evergreen trees, just planted this spring, had been plowed over and uprooted by a roving deer!

Happy Birthday, Brent! We Love You Very Much! We are so thankful for you as the head of our family and are blessed by you daily!

                               “Blessed  is the man who trusts in the Lord,
                                            And whose hope is the Lord.
                                           For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
                                             Which spreads out its roots by the river,
                                           And will not fear when heat comes;
                                              But its leaf will be green,
                                And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
                                           Nor will cease from yielding fruit."                                                                                                                   Jeremiah 17:7-8