From Andi Greene

Dear Kim,

Happy birthday to you, a dear and special lady!

I love that your family is allowing us to write you notes expressing why you are dear to us. I'd like to start with your warmth and friendliness. You're an easy person to approach, and you are consistently friendly when someone does approach you. Not just giving a greeting, but smiling, cheerful and open hearted. Your whole face smiles when you smile.

Another quality about you that I admire and am exhorted by is that you don't seem to waste time. You get busy with the work of the church and fill in where needed, including bringing many people to church. You seem to have a passion for bringing people to church. You are known in our body for service and for doing good, not for standing by and waiting to be coaxed.

Finally, I see your active and living trust in God. You believe him in truth and cling to him because of that truth. You often take him at his word because you are convinced that he is trustworthy. That kind of faith draws others to the Lord and helps us to see that he is good and can and ought to be trusted.

God bless you this year, Kim—I'm following you to 50 in February. I'll let you know how it goes!

With much love to you,

Andi Greene

From Anna Peery

To the amazing and beautiful Kim Weirich!

Happy 50th Birthday!!! I have been blessed by you ever since I met you a couple of years ago. You are so full of wisdom, generosity and love for everyone you meet. Your heart and your home (Lol) emanates a spirit of tranquility, rest and well-being. God's love shines through your life. Your amazing ability to cultivate beautiful gardens reflects your more precious ability help others grow in truth and love. I admire you very much. I hope you have a blessed day!

Love,

Anna Peery

From Kristie Foster (just got it 5 mins ago!)

Kim! You are a wonderful woman of God and I'm thankful God put us in each other's lives! You have a joy in being in His creation that's contagious from gardening and having dirt from your toes to your nose to flying and getting to know each person God puts in your path. It spurs me on to love others more intentionally when I see you take the time to find just the right gift for someone or put a time together with someone in a way that will bless them. I have to laugh when someone makes a comment about flight attendants not having a lot of education. I share about you flying with your masters because it's what you love to do. Most of all, I'm thankful for our many long and short chats. I love you! Kristie Foster

From Julie O'Herin

May you enjoy the most joyous of birthdays, dear Kim! Congratulations on being a young lady in your 50s now -- it's the best decade ever. (I have enjoyed my 50s for 5 years so far, and it feels great!)

Kim, this is a good opportunity to thank you for the many ways you use your gifts of friendliness, generosity, and great communication to serve, delight and bless those around you. With your caring, compassionate and thoughtful spirit, combined with your passion for truth and for Christ, you share the aroma of Jesus with your neighbors and friends -- which you have in many places around the world. I have seen you minister to children and to the most senior of our seniors, with gentleness, sweetness and grace. I also see you honor your parents with a love that most families can only imagine. It is touching and inspiring.

I love your adventurous curiosity and your love of people and nature and new experiences, Kim. I love that you raise butterflies and flowers and huge healthy vegetables. Whether reading your Facebook posts, seeing pictures from around the world, walking the neighborhood in the morning with you, or sharing in the ministries of Grace, I am grateful to be one of the people you share life with. May your birthday be special and your year be wonderful.

Love in Jesus,

Julie O'Herin

"May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful and He will do it. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you."

I Thessalonians 5:23-24, 28

Your Birthday Gift from all of us...

It's finally the official day! As you well know, my love language is WORDS, so I decided to get you as many words from as many of the people who love you as we could! Below are blessings, tributes, memories, thanks, and expressions of love from more than 50 of those people. You are so loved, Kimberly Darlene Weirich, because you are so good at loving! Happy, happy birthday!!!!

From Howie

ok...todays theme is happy sweet 16-ish to my dear Kimberly...hope u have @ least 1 more so I can do this again next year...as long as i'm still here next year.

From Gaylene

The first time I remember meeting you was when I was around eight. I would go to Arnette and Kelly’s house to play and eventually we would venture down to your house.  I really didn't know you that well then, but God had a plan to bless me with a true and special friend. I remember how your family was different than mine in certain ways.  I’ll never forget you taking the phone off the hook during meal times. That made such an impact on me. I felt like the kid from the wrong side of the tracks, and your family seemed to have it all together, but I'm not talking about just things. When you invited me into your home and heart I saw how your family invited me in too.   The tea party you prepared just for me has never left me. The humility and kindness is what I remember most. I felt at home and I felt safe. In fact, since then I have hosted countless tea parties, and have made them a standing tradition in my home and you are always in my thoughts as the perfect example of what a hostess is like.  During high school, you were always there for me. All the memories of concerts, parties, gatherings, TN, Bible Studies, Football games, helping your family move, just would not have been the same without you! As we grew (as the story often goes) we found ourselves traveling in different directions, but you were never far from my thoughts.  I'm so glad we reconnected. I remember how you have come to support me in times of sorrow; and I remember how you have been there to share my joy. To say that you are a true friend is not strong enough. You're my sister, because sisters are able to pick up a conversation, after many years, as though no time has passed. It was wonderful having you at my wedding, and it's wonderful every time you fly into Dallas so we can continue our conversation without missing a beat. I love you and it is an honor to be your friend.