I really looked forward to one tradition that Carol created for birthdays in our house. On someone's birthday, Carol would go through our family photos and pull one out of the birthday boy or girl and put it in a frame on the kitchen table. When each of us came down for the morning devotion, a big 8.5x11 shot of the birthday kid was on display for all of us to see. The picture was some really cute shot that would spark laughter and stories. Afterward we would thank God that He brought the birthday boy/girl into our family. Carol even did this for me. But we never did it for Carol. First, I was never up as early as Carol. But, second, we didn't have any photos of Carol when she was young. The last time I was at her parent's house, I dug out the some of their old slides and had them converted. So, here's looking at you kid!
Carol was born in New York City. She hated cold weather for the 25 years I knew her. This was the only shot I saw of her in the snow, obviously not too excited about it. I am sure she was delighted with their move to Birmingham!
Thank you God for bringing this girl into this world for all of us to enjoy!
