"oh! You mean 'Old Man Rick'?"

Happy Birthday Rick Sherman!!!
He turned 55 today.

Tonight we went downtown to celebrate Rick's birthday. It was really a humbling experience. We did the gifts, the cake and candles.. the whole sha-bang. But really just getting on the ground with him and hanging out for a while was so incredible.

Long story short, Allie met him a couple months back and God has really drawn her back to him many times. She kept saying there is something different about him. And tonight i saw it. I think that Aaron said it best. He said that his eyes still have life in them..like he still has hope for something better. so many of the people we meet are shadows of who they use to be, swallowed up by addiction and worn out by the life style. But Rick has something.

We found out that he has a niece that visits him and she goes to church. I wonder if that will play into this later.

Anyways, it was awesome. I really see God using Allie in this in so many ways. YOU GO GIRL! <3