This year we have Graham and Joanne with us. Alistair and Sarah are in Houston and will be missed from the table. However, at the table this year are our great friends from New York (Long Island actually) Roger and Gill Blackmore.
I first met Roger in 1984 because he had invited Reinhart Bonnke to Aberdeen. One thing I admired about Roger immediately was his ability to delegate in order to get something done. Things like, "Douglas I will lead the public meetings, but could you organize everything else."
We have been through a lot with Roger and Gill over the years. We have shared in moments of great joy and also of pain. The constants have been their love for us; their unconditional acceptance; their generosity of spirit; their great friendship.
It is a great thing to have friends that are there for you in spite of everything. We are blessed in that Roger and Gill are representative of a greater number of friends that are truly family.
Sitting around the same table tomorrow is more than simply sharing in a meal together it represents a shared life with those closest to you.
Thankful? You bet.
Blessed? You bet.
Hey, I am rich in ways that money can never buy.
