I am old

I am 59 today.

Yesterday the congregation threw me a wonderful birthday party after church- complete with my favorite dirty rice by Mary Ann and Dannielle's birthday cake (Dannielle, her cake, and yours truly, above)- and presented me with books by Hermann Sasse and others (a Chemnitz to follow).

Nevertheless, I am old- and at some level react to birthdays the way Dave, the Wonder Dog, does: