{"id":1409,"date":"2011-09-22T01:00:29","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/?p=1409"},"modified":"2011-09-22T06:07:07","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T13:07:07","slug":"its-daniels-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/22\/its-daniels-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Daniel’s Birthday!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cA wise son maketh a glad father<\/em>\u2026\u201d Proverbs 10:1<\/p>\n

Today is Daniel\u2019s birthday!<\/strong> Daniel is the guy who runs Doorposts. He\u2019s the guy who makes my computer behave. He\u2019s the one who knows how to get pictures onto WordPress so we can post them on this blog. He\u2019s the son who first introduced me to motherhood \u2013 and survived.<\/p>\n

\"\"He is the firstborn who hurled me into God\u2019s accelerated sanctification course as I labored to bring him into the world, prayed by his side in intensive care, and finally took him home, heading straight to the neighbor\u2019s to ask how to fold his diaper.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s the six-year-old who took over doing all the laundry when Mommy couldn\u2019t manage being pregnant and going up and down the stairs to the washer. He\u2019s the one that fixes things that break. He\u2019s the one who\u2019s always ready to help.<\/p>\n

Daniel is the older brother who contributed a rational opinion when the other boys started cooking up mischief. He\u2019s the one who displayed almost supernatural patience when five younger siblings gave him plenty to be impatient about. He\u2019s a guy I\u2019ve always known will come through on his word, no matter what it costs him.<\/p>\n

\"\"He\u2019s the boy who led his siblings in recreating almost every historical book we read, organized civil war reenactments for friends and family year after year, and dreamed up costumes and games and activities for Reformation Day parties. He\u2019s the fort builder, obstacle course designer, Lego expert, and tree faller. He’s the artist, graphic designer, and photographer.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s the one who has always figured out how to make something work, how to cram one more box or bag into the already stuffed van on the way to family camp, how to accomplish something as economically as possible.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s the guy I almost had to force to make his first phone calls, and now he is running our business. He\u2019s the one (at least the first<\/em> one) we had to teach to say, \u201cI was wrong,\u201d and now he\u2019s one of the most humble men I know. He’s the man who was just a tiny armful not so very long ago, and now he is daddy to two of my darling granddaughters.<\/p>\n

\"\"I am so thankful for the work God has done in his life, and for Daniel\u2019s humble response to His Word. I am thankful for the privilege of being his mama, and proud to call him my son. And I stand amazed that he survived, in spite of our many mistakes. Surely God is a God of great mercy and grace!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Happy Birthday, Daniel! <\/strong>I love you!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div><\/div>