3Feb 07
A Special Birthday!
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Birthday’s are always a joyous occasion and last weekend was no exception! The Wilkes clan, the Roche team and all of us gathered together at Grandpa and Grandma Wilkes’ home to celebrate and show are appreciation to the best Grandfather in the world.
The evening began with much wholesome and encouraging conversations and carried through to a most delicious dinner. The time of giving gifts was a joy to watch as the young ones all showed great “initative” 
in helping Grandpa open each gift. What creativity was shown! From beautiful art work to home made maple spread. As Grandpa was finishing opening his gifts Sarah and I played a special arrangment of Nearer Still Nearer on our violins. Josh and Daniel joined us then on their cellos, and we played our first hymn arrangment as a strings quartet!
Grandpa’s Birthday is not complete though unless Grandma’s famous German chocolate cake is present! So with candles a glow, and not only on one cake but THREE cakes, we sang Happy Birthday and enjoyed all three. As we left that evening, the joy of the Lord filled our hearts, Grandpa was blessed, and the Lord was honored!
Congratulations Jennifer on your first successful post! I’m looking forward to reading more. Say, that was some scrum-dilly-licious cake we had.
What a special time! It looks like your Grandfather genuinely enjoyed it. I can’t wait to hear more arrangements from your String’s Quartet. Keep up the good work.
Wow! What a fantastic way to honor a very honorable Grandpa! He must have been very blessed. First hymn arrangement as a strings quartet! Cangratulations! Can we hear it some time? Keep up the dilligent practise.