I was thinking today about how much this birthday of Nathanael’s reveals who he is.

His birthday requests were almost entirely comprised of Captain America stuff and legos.

Instead of a birthday cake, he’s having pecan pie.

We decorated with multi-colored balloons and streamers.

He’s wearing one of several tie-dyed shirts.

When given the choice of songs to sing during our morning worship time, he chose As the Deer, Our God (water You turned into wine), and I Stand in Awe (You are beautiful beyond description…).  I think if we’d sung more, he’d likely have chosen How Great Thou Art, also.

As I was doing his laundry folding chore this morning, he started helping anyway.  Even when I said I would fold it all, he insisted that he could help.

So many things about him that seem to me to epitomize his idealism, his love of sugar, his love of color, his very real love for Jesus, and his servant’s heart.

He’s not as much of a snuggler these days (which, I’ll be honest, kind of breaks my heart a little), and he doesn’t usually have lots to say…but he finds ways to pour out love to others and to the Lord even so.  I have so loved these ten years with my Bug and I am so glad to be able to take this day to make him feel special.