It’s Dave’s Birthday!
My son-in-law, married to our eldest daughter, Tara.
Here is a portion of what I wrote to him…
Pictures to follow…
Where I am, won’t upload the pics because of security…
To Dave on his birthday…
I know that most of us would not attempt to wrap a person in a package laced with ribbon and festooned with brightly colored paper; neither would we sum a person’s existence into a single sentence, however, if I were asked to describe Dave Powers to someone that had never met you, I would say that you are a man possessing a good heart and character that loves God, loves his family, loves music and loves people.What comes into play when we say that a person has a “good heart”?For me, in regards to you, I see the same things that Jehovah must have seen in David and thus your name. I believe that God would call you a man after His own heart. Even as flawed at David of old, was, the one thing that set him apart for God’s purposes were that he knew how to repent. Flawed? Sure. Zealous? Yes. A Warrior? No doubt. A worshiper? Unquestionably. But when he got into a situation that he could not handle, he knew where to turn and how to return. And that, my son, is what I see in you. You are a man possessing a good heart, that loves God with all that is within him…I think of Nathaniel, Jesus said it: “Behold a man in whom there is no gile…”No bitterness, unpleasantness, animosity, hostility, or sourness. There is no doubt in my mind that you have God’s best interests in mind consistently. You want to please the Lord and strive to hold yourself to that standard.
You are a man that loves his family…I see the love you have for Tara and Hunter and how you strive to better yourself as a father and husband and there is no doubt in my mind that you would die for them if need be but more importantly, will live for them. And the commitment that you have to all of us is stellar. I know the passion you have for the family and the understanding of why the family unit is so very important. Thank you for loving my daughter and grandson. And you are a man who loves the lifeblood of our relationship to God, music. And by the way, a musician extraordinaire but I’ve already told you that a million times over. For a man of your age to lead and affect the throngs of people you do is enormous in the eyes of God. Thank you for time and time again leading me into His presence.And finally but not minimally, you are a people lover; which is different than a people pleaser and folks can feel the sincerity when you engage them in conversation or a handshake or a hug. You are content to engage people where they are and genuinely listen when they share their hearts with you. And I never get the feeling that you would rather be somewhere else or talking to someone else of more prominent stature but that you are satisfied to stay in the conversation until you accomplish what the Lord tells you to accomplish and I appreciate that.Thank you, Dave, my son for being a mirror’s reflection of the Lord’s favor and love and for sharing a little part of you with all of us.Happy Birthday, son.I love you.I bless you.I bless your coming in and your going out.I bless your passion and your ministry.I bless you as my son.Love dad