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Today is my mom's birthday.  If you are in Yates Center, make sure to stop by and say "Happy Birthday" to her.  I am thankful for all she has done for me over the years.  She is the greatest.  Happy Birthday, Mom!

The month of August means birthdays for my parents.  My dad's birthday is August 2nd and my mom's birthday is today.  Happy Birthday!  Below is a picture of my parents with Mackenzie at her 8th Grade Promotion.  Hope you have a good birthday month! And another one from a trip my mom took the oldest granddaughters on.

The following is a post from Brian Haynes, author of Shift. His blog ( legacyblog.org ) has great ideas for family devotions. I thought his post today was really good and so I wanted to share it with you. Teach Your Kids to be Thankful for Mom The days before the Thanksgiving holiday always cause introspection on my part. About this time every year I find myself pondering the things I am most thankful for in life. I ask the Lord to bring to mind the greatest blessings of my life and then I pray, thanking Him for the amazing love He has lavished on me. I have noticed, the older and hopefully wiser I am becoming, the blessings have nothing to do with material possession. As I think about my blessings this year I realize every blessing comes in the form of a relationship. The things I am thankful for are not things at all but instead, people. Particularly I am thankful for my mother and my wife. They are 2 of the greatest blessings of my life. It is easy to take mom for granted… until she...