{"id":2450,"date":"2014-03-16T18:20:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T17:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=2450"},"modified":"2014-03-16T18:20:35","modified_gmt":"2014-03-16T17:20:35","slug":"happy-birthday-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2014\/03\/16\/happy-birthday-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday, Mom!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Roy&#8217;s mom&#8217;s birthday today, March 16. \u00a0Roy &amp; I just chatted with Mom &amp; Dad on Skype-to-phone a few minutes ago, 9 am California time, 5 pm Gamboula time. \u00a0I can&#8217;t even begin to tell you how I have been blessed by this godly woman that I so fondly call mom. \u00a0She once was the cutest patootie on the block, and she grew into a lovely woman, beautiful on the inside and out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-mom-bday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2452\" alt=\"blog mom bday\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-mom-bday.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-mom-bday.jpg 332w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-mom-bday-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She has been an encourager, a hugger, a prayer warrior, a listener, a provider, a wonderful come alongside kind of presence throughout my life with the Danforth family. \u00a0We have spent many hours talking, walking, praying, playing, camping, and just hanging out. My own mom died when I was 23, and this mother-in-love that God granted me has filled in some gaping holes over the years. \u00a0She&#8217;s ready, always, with a prayer and a smile, and will shed a tear with you too. \u00a0I couldn&#8217;t have chosen a better in-law, I am rising up and calling her blessed and me blessed too! \u00a0Happy birthday, dear Mom, I love you so very much and I hope and pray that the Lord heaps joy on you today and this year!<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-happy-bday-2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2451\" alt=\"blog happy bday 2014\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-happy-bday-2014.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-happy-bday-2014.jpg 299w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/blog-happy-bday-2014-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a>Here is Mom, 2 years ago, giving me (Aleta) flowers for my birthday. \u00a0Here they are, right back at you, Mom!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2450&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It&#8217;s Roy&#8217;s mom&#8217;s birthday today, March 16. \u00a0Roy &amp; I just chatted with Mom &amp; Dad on Skype-to-phone a few minutes ago, 9 am California time, 5 pm Gamboula time. \u00a0I can&#8217;t even begin to tell you how I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2014\/03\/16\/happy-birthday-mom\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[212,336],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-fun"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Happy Birthday, Mom!!! 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