Ruth’s 60th Birthday!!

It’s My Birthday!!

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1. Justin & Jenny Says:
   September 25th, 2012 at 12:57 pm

   Happy Birthday!!! Hope you have a great day!!

   Sorry we missed you guys on Sunday, we’ll have to make up for up soon.

   Happy Birthday,

   Justin and Jenny

2. Your oldest younger brother, George Says:
   September 25th, 2012 at 4:33 pm

   I’m sorry to start this way, but I could bite a nail into because I spent a good deal of time pouring my heart into a message for you and sent it yesterday, only to have it do the stupid computer/Internet thing and go into “never never land”! Can’t believe I didn’t save it—I actually had it, then deleted it after I seemed to successfully sent it.

   60? 60! Oh my! Every time you cross one of these milestones, I’m bumping into it right behind you! Oh well…it was 20 more years before Moses even started his 40 year career! Looking at Israel, the Rapture will be here before another 20 years!

   Ruth, I can see you tearing up over the incredible messages from other people. They are amazing and touching.

   Beginning more recently, our church was so happy to pray with you for your miracle—to recover, pass the physical, and go back to work. We are all thrilled that you have, and are enjoying interesting places in the world again—even more places than ever before.

   Back a little further, when we were living very stressfully in Bluffton, you and Joe were virtually the only ones to visit us, and we have such great memories of being there together with you. Was that when we began “shutting down German restaurants”? Just kidding—seemed like when we went to one, we’d find out that they were closing soon afterwards.

   Not only Alana (now 9), but also Daniel, David, and Joy (who are in their 30’s) all learned great appreciation of nature from you in ways they experienced with no other person. They all loved to see you come, and appreciated so much you love for all the things in nature, and how you instilled in them a desire for these things. If a food crisis were to happen (it looks more possible than ever before), everyone who knows you would want you close by.

   Love you, Ruth! Hope you’re having the happiest one so far (believing the best is yet to come).
   George

3. Astrid Klezath Says:
   September 27th, 2012 at 3:07 pm

   Dear Ruth!

   We wish you a happy birthday and all the best for the year to come! We hope you a very well and healthy – are you flying again?

   We are very sorry about the long “Sommerloch”. We had a wonderful, but busy summer that was flying like nothing. First we spent our family vacation (10 days) in Charleston (sightseeing for the parents) and Hilton Head (beach for the kids). Than, Annika and Julian were little half day summer campers and after that our sisters and their families (from Switzerland) visited us for four weeks in total. Now, we are back to the school schedule, which is a bit busier this year as Annika attends German Language School on Saturday mornings.
   As the weather is a little cooler now, we would like to revitalize the nature hiking program. What time would be convenient for you on Saturday or Sunday afternoons? We are quite flexible the upcoming weekends.

   We wish you a very happy birthday once again and hope you had a nice party today.

   Lots of greetings from

   Astrid, Mirko, Annika, Julian, and Tobias

4. Norman Schleider Says:
   September 27th, 2012 at 3:13 pm

   Hi!

   Joe had mentioned that today was your birthday. So I came up with a poem for you. Notice, I didn’t say it was a good poem, just a poem. So sit down and hold onto something or someone.

   At last you made it to the great age of sixty.
   Now you’ll see that life will be oh so nifty.

   You’ll go into stores and your I.D. you will flash,
   and lo and behold, they’ll give you discounts and cash.

   You’ll go to movies and dinners and parties before six.
   The senior savings will mount, girl it will give you such kicks!

   You’ll marvel at the attitudes, you’ll marvel at the joys,
   of all the “stuff” you can get, and all the marvelous toys.

   Enjoy it all while you may. Enjoy it all before the pain.
   Before you have to massage your knees, and walk with a bamboo cane..

   But don’t be depressed. Don’t be dismayed. Life isn’t all that bleak.
   Even though you’ve tripped and fallen, you’ll be up and about in a week.

   Have a fantastic birthday, and enjoy a glass of wine.

   Cheers, Norman

5. Frank Matschek Says:
   September 27th, 2012 at 3:15 pm

   Liebe Ruth,

   wir wünschen dir alles liebe und gute zu deinem 60. Geburtstag! Gesundheit, Glück und Zufriedenheit! Genieße den Tag und feier schön!

   Viele herzliche Grüße,
   Frank und Nadine
   sowie Franz und Gertrud

6. Edel Kuch Says:
   September 27th, 2012 at 3:16 pm

   Liebe Ruth,

   in aller Kuerze tut es einen gewaltigen Schlag: Dein 60. Geburtstag ist hier! Ich weiss, dass Du unterwegs bist, aber ich moechte es keinesfalls versaeumen, Dir an diesem grossen und herrlichen Tag meine herzlichsten Glueck- und Segenswuensche zu senden – verbunden mit viel Glueck, guter Gesundheit, viel Frohsinn, steter Zufriedenheit und natuerlich ganz besonders Gottes reichen Segen und ueberschaeumende Gnade an jedem einzelnen Tag in Deinem neuen Lebensjahrzehnt!

   Du darfst “stolz” und auch dankbar sein, dass Du bisher sehr erfolgreich alle Kaempfe und Widerwaertigkeiten des Lebens besiegt hast und jetzt da bist wo Du bist! Ich denke jedenfalls sehr an Dich und freue mich aufrichtig mit Dir, dass Du wieder arbeiten kannst und einen Beruf ausueben darfst, der Dir grosse Freude macht.

   Ganz herzlichen Dank auch fuer Deine stets so netten und wirklich interessanten Reiseberichte. Ich lese sie stets mit Begeisterung und grossem Interesse und freue mich sehr, dass Du dies alles erleben darfst – und das im Zuge der Arbeit!

   Ich denke sehr an Dich, Ruth, und moechte DIch wirklich sehr gerne wieder sehen. Und ja, natuerlich weiss ich, dass Du sehr, sehr beschaeftigt und gefragt bist. Aber wenn Du von Deiner Reise mit Joseph zurueckkommst – vielleicht koennen wir uns mal wieder einen Abend treffen.

   Nochmals frohe und glueckliche Stunden an Deinem Geburtstag und alles Liebe und Gute. :- ))

   Mit sehr herzlichen Gruessen

   Deine “alte” Freundin Edel

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