February 10th...Amazing Day!!!! Three Huge Hallelujahs!!!

Amazing Day!!!!  Three Huge Hallelujahs!!!

February 10th is HUGE at this house!!! Sixteen years ago, we honored this guy's birthday in a once-in-a-lifetime kinda way.

We wished him "Happy Birthday" with the birth of his 7th grandchild!  Yes, indeed he no longer owns the day, but will share it with this guy...

Sweetest baby ever!!! Easy going and so kind-hearted,

even as a wee lad! 

 Gotta love this boy! Quiet and creative and still so loving. 

Love that he'll still give his mama hugs in public! 

 

 Now, this day, he is sixteen! How? When? Love this unassuming, peaceable, patient, easy-going kid! Happy Birthday, Micah!

While this child was making his entrance into this world, his big sister was making spiritual history. She was in 1st grade at SCA, when she felt the call to accept Christ as her Savior and Lord. She prayed to receive Christ and was born again on the very same day that her little brother was born. That makes for a very special day, anyway you look at it! Happy Spiritual Birthday to my amazing daughter, Miranda!

This day can't hold any more goodness!  All praise to the Lord! 

 

11th Birthday Reflections

The ground was covered in a layer of snow, one day eleven years ago.  It was not your average day.  It like NEVER snows in Baku, Azerbaijan! Something else about that day made a mark on history.  It was the day she was born.  What I would have given to be there, to see this miracle, to know the begining of her story.  I have imagined it hundreds of times.  These are details that I may never know this side of heaven. I choose, therefore to focus on the things that I do know...

        *She has been wanted every day of her life....God placed her in my heart before she was ever born.

        *There has never been a day she has been out of His care, though I was not priviledged to
be her mother until she was nearly 10 months old.

       *This child was fearfully and wonderfully made.  To know her is to know the truth of this claim.

       *God uses her mightily in my life. When I look at her, I see God's hand of faithfulness.

       *She has a HUGE HEART for others in need, the likes of which is rarely seen in a child her age.

       *I did not approve of this birthday, but it seems I have no choice, but to watch her turn another year older; to celebrate what heaven celebrates; to give thanks to the Lord for making it so.

       *To remember with an unspeakable love and gratitude, the birthmother who gave so unselfishly to choose life for the child we both call daughter.  May I never take her for granted.   I pray that God meets her at the very point of her need, out of His limitless resources, to bring His PEACE & LOVE to her heart.

       *To wish my baby girl a very HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Disclaimer: If the hamster you got today for your birthday gets loose in this house, I am not to be held responsible for my actions. 

Birthday $ Cupcakes!

I have never been one to relish sticking money in a card for gifts. I seem to require a creative touch. Both of my beloved nieces celebrated their birthdays, & a money gift seemed appropriate. I wanted a new presentation & thus the hunt began. Here is the finished product.....



Cute? We loved how they turned out. Every part is useable. I just rolled up 3 pairs of colorful ankle socks, slightly narrowing the roll as I went. This way the inner sock is a little taller than the outer. Next I simply placed the roll into a silicone cupcake liner. The three pair roll fit nicely into a jumbo liner.





Next I rolled up the money(the candle) & used a tiny bit of yellow ribbon(the flame). I carefully stuck the "candle" into the center hole formed by the sock. Tada! Happy Birthday, girls!