Birthdays

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10 Tins with money for a 10 Year Old Granddaughter today and...

This 12 year old received a carton of a dozen plastic eggs with money inside



We have numerous double birthdays in our family and it certainly is helpful to my memory! Both of today's birthday grands are celebrating with pool parties.  One in Minnetonka, Minnesota and one in Moneta. While we try to come up with creative gifts, the best gift we can give them are our prayers and bits of wisdom along the way.

Heavenly Father, we thank You for creating these grandchildren who are precious in Your sight and in ours. As our grandchildren celebrate another year of life today, I pray that you fill their hearts with love, peace, joy, happiness and lots of reasons to laugh. Send good friends their way who are encouragers in their faith.  May these children continue to grow in faith, truth, wisdom, and knowledge of You. Please guide their steps along the path of life. May they long for fellowship with You everyday and know that they will never walk alone.

As they dig into their birthday cakes today, may they crave Your Word even more. Thank You that they are being raised in homes where You are honored and worshipped.  In Jesus' name, Amen

We claim Ephesians 3:17-19 for you today.

And that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith.  Stand firm and be deeply rooted in his love... I want you to know all about Christ's love, although it is too wonderful to be measured. Then your lives will be filled with all that God is.

The Song

King of Kings-Newboys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5zxpo1R2ug



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