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Today I am 35 years old, young, however you want to look at it.  The glass is always half full so I’m feeling good.  When I woke up this morning I didn’t know how I was supposed to be feeling.  There have been a couple old man comments but I don’t feel anything like it.  In fact, I feel great!
 
My lovely wife called me through to the lounge this morning and handed me two presents wrapped in blue paper and a birthday card with the perfect message inside.  (I honestly thought to myself, wow, the messages in cards are sounding alot less cheesy and more real hearted these days!)
 
I opened both presents with much delight because she gave me two things that I’ve been wanting for ages.  On each wrapper though was a message to me.  I must say, she is original. I suppose she, herself, is an original.
 
Excited after receiving two wonderful gifts we headed out the door and off to work. Its the first time I recall working on my birthday in 35 years.  Thankfully its been an easy going day with alot of high spirited laughter from everyone I’ve come into contact with.
 
At 8:30am on the dot, I received a text message to ask if I wanted another present… followed by a instructions to look inside my laptop case… and low and behold was a wrapped gift in one of the compartments on the inside!  I can only describe it as being like a child at Christmas sitting under the Christmas tree.  What a surprise!  After ripping off the wrapping I had to send through a photo.
 
Then, at 10am on the dot, I got another text message to ask if I wanted another present… this time I had to go to my car, get into the driver’s seat and look inside the glove compartment.  There was another gift wrapped in the same blue paper!  As I grabbed hold of it I could smell the savoury taste of biltong!  (I know you’re all jealous).  Again, I had to take a snapshot and send it through.  This biltong is some of the best biltong I’ve ever had!
 
Well, when you thought it was all over, 12pm came and so did another text message.  Again, I was sent to the car to not get inside but simply open the passenger door.  In the side of the door was a blue wrapped gift just like the others before.  Inside, was a gift that I had to put on and model for a photoshoot in the parking lot of a business shopping centre.  All eyes were definitely on me for those 5 minutes.  As before, the photo was sent to the sender.
 
At 2pm sharp came another text message.  The thought that went through my mind immediately after seeing the instructions was just how much effort has gone into planning today’s adventure.  This trip to the car had me putting my right hand on my head and licking my lips while speaking in a German accent.  Well if that didn’t keep the crowd entertained I don’t know what would have!  I then had to put my left hand behind me and search for another blue wrapped gift under the driver’s seat of the car.  There it was… another much needed gift.

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify and vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as crazy, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

The wedding is right around the corner and we are so excited to be going away on our honeymoon adventure together.  Our small, intimate gathering of family will be perfect for what we have in store, even though we dreamed of having so many more sharing in our special day together.

We have to say, in the mere three weeks of planning and preparing for our wedding, we have literally been counting our blessing as we go along.  We have had everything sorted out and agreed upon by everyone we work with to make this our special day.  We have been so priviledged to have come across the most accommodating and awesome people.  From venue hire, to buying the wedding dress and getting it altered, to putting the final touches on all the finer details for the day.

Within the last three weeks we can confidently say all has miraculously gone to plan.

So we look forward to sharing a few more updates with all of you getting closer to the day and some news on our honeymoon plans.

Is God Personal? How close is he to you? This is a great testimony of how fearfully and wonderfully you are made! Col 1:16 “…by him all things were created… How AWESOME is our God!

These are the kind of guys that are getting through to a generation that think God is so one dimensional.