Something I need to remember

25."Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26.Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27.Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life ? 28."And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29.Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30.If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31.So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32.For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33.But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
MT 6:25-34

Friday, April 08, 2011

9th Anniversary

Most people know that the 50th wedding anniversary is the Gold Anniversary. the 25th is the Silver Anniversary...April 7th was our 9th Anniversary. Did you know that the 9th Wedding anniversary is the Willow/pottery Anniversary? Every year has a gift to go with it. For most years, there is a "contemporary" gift and a "traditional" gift. The first year is Paper, the second year is Cotton etc.

Each year Jonathan and I have tried to get each other gifts that correspond to that year's contemporary or traditional gift. we don't have to spend a lot of money but it's fun to try and be creative.

Some of my favorite years include the following: 5th anniversary is Wood/Silverware. Jonathan made a shadow box with pictures of us and attached silverware he had acquired at an antique store. the 7th year is Copper/Wool. Jonathan had a bouquet of flowers sent to my office with 7 pennies in the bottom of the vase and a wool scarf. It's really fun to try to be creative (he's usually WAY better at it than I am!)

This year I don't know why I assumed this, but I didn't think we were getting each other anything because we are planning a big vacation. but sure enough, bright and early on the morning of April 7th 2011 Jonathan surprised me with a most excellent "willow" gift. He got me Willow Tree figurines to represent our growing family. Being the emotionally-unstable person that I have been here lately, I cried...several times. it was so thoughtful and so great and I had NOTHING for him. he assured me that it was okay and he didn't need/want anything but I still felt bad and would not feel better till I had something suitable for him.

So I thought about it for a few hours and I had an epiphany! One of our favorite online videos to watch online when we need a laugh is THIS ONE. It’s Jimmy Fallon doing an impersonation of Neil Young singing Willow Smith’s song “Whip my hair” the video for which can be seen here. We love the Jimmy Fallon version. Jonathan always says how great the Neil Young impersonation is!

So for Jonathan’s Anniversary gift, he got a tribute to Willow Smith! I gave him the MP3 Version of her song (not the Jimmy Fallon Version) and I also got a Blu Ray of I Am Legend. (yeah, she’s in that movie, big surprise, she play’s Will Smith’s Daughter!) It wasn’t as sentimental as the gift Jonathan got me, but hey, I thought it was a Brilliant use of the traditional “Willow” gift!

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