Sunday, June 21, 2009

Our First Born Turns 20

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY
BEN GABRIEL
Ben (Mighty in Spirit)
Gabriel (God is My Strength)
....Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed:
for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. (Joshua 1:9)
First time father 20 years ago.
Today was an extra special day.

Gabriel had colic for the first 2 months of life,
so dad flew him around like this for many, many hours.
It's the only thing that comforted him.Just chillin on the couch.Tryin to do a little texting, but it's not working on this crazy phone!!Special time with dad.A day at Bok Tower, Lake Wales.Helping momma take care of Christiana.Special bonding time.Grandpa cherishing his grandchildren and them cherishing him.He LOVES his granny.
They have spent many hours like this.Standing for righteousness with Judge Moore in Alabama.

One of Gabriels favorite places to be, as long as we can get away from the crowds.Working with Uncle Jim, Grandpa's brother.Trying to keep James warm in frozen Tennessee. Street Preaching, one of Gabriel's favorite things to do.King of the tractor?
Creation Museum
KentuckyWith cousin Abigail.
(He LOVES those babies.)

With his best bud, Liv.
Some Serious Cowboys

Ride em' cowboys
(Look Out, cowgirl!!)
We love you, Gabriel.
You're the best brother and son in the world and we are so glad the Lord put you in this family!!

6 comments:

The Dischers said...

Happy Birthday to a godly, strong young man of God. May He bless your life as you serve Him completely.

All the old pictures were great! The one at Bok Tower was so cute! What a round little face!

Love,
The Dischers

The Reynolds Family said...

Happy Birthday Gabriel!

Brothers and sons sure do have a special place in the family - looks like you have yours!
God bless You!

All the Reynolds~

The Miller Family said...

Happy birthday, Gabriel! May the Lord richly bless you with many more years of faithful service to Him.

Tina, the picture of him reading a book with Granny is precious because he's not looking at the book, he's more interested in his Granny!

Love,
Katie for the Millers

The Brockett Bunch said...

Happy Birthday to the man with the Righteous Sideburns! May the Lord bless you as you serve Him with your life.

From the Pockett dwellers up North

The Stricklen Family said...

Happy Belated Birthday, Gabriel! What a great post! I loved all those old pictures. What precious children and precious times!
We pray God's continued blessing on this man of God. I know the Lord will use his life greatly for His glory.

Love you all!
The Stricklens

RM said...

Happy Birthday man!
I was going to comment on your actual birthday, but I have been working alot.
Wierd to believe you're 20, almost as wierd as as me being 18. Hope we see y'all soon. Maybe y'all can go out the ozarks way on one of the many Pollock Clan adventures ;).

R.G.