Happy Birthday, Beloved

~ Dave, in Romania ~

"The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."

~ I Corinthians 15:26 ~

"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. 

I like to see a man live so his place will be proud of him." 

~ Abraham Lincoln ~

"Life every man holds dear; 
but the dear man holds honor
far more precious dear than life."

 ~ William Shakespeare ~ 

"The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and of faith. He sees the blossoming flower in the tiny seed, the silver lining to every cloud, and a beautiful tomorrow in the darkest today.
Good cheer is something more than faith in the future, it is gratitude for the past and joy in the present. Life for all of us has its hardships and disappointments. It is out of such stuff as this that human character is made. But after all this world is a pretty good place and we at least owe each other the courtesy of a smiling face and the inspiration of a cheery word.
To go about our work with pleasure, to greet others with a word of encouragement, to be happy in the present and confident in the future, this is to have achieved some measure of success in living."

~ Edwin Osgood Grover, The Book Of Good Cheer, 1913 ~ 

"If you live to be one hundred,

I want to live to be one hundred minus one day

so I never have to live without you."

~ A. A. Milne ~

"Surely God would not have created such a being as man, 

with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! 

No, no, man was made for immortality." 

~ Abraham Lincoln ~

"I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - 

three such days with you I could fill with more delight 

than fifty common years could ever contain."

~ John Keats ~ 

In memory of Dave on his birthday.

Please visit Val, Pretty Little Rough Patches, and wish her a Happy Birthday; she shares Dave's birth day.

Blessings ~ Dave's companion and wife ~ memories ~ Dave made his peace with God only days before God called him home ~