As Big as an Elephant!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Matt!
Happy Birthday to you!
I hope you grow as big as an elephant! At least that's what they say here. I love you and miss you!Labels: Birthdays, Family
A Family's Love
 I have the best family ever. Honestly. I am so grateful for the blessing that God has given me. Who has the chance to say that they have grown up in a Godly household with extended family also being Godly role models? I can honestly see the blessings that God pours out on those that follow Him. Yes, we’ve had our share of heartbreak, but He has never left us and has blessed us with family unity and love that I hope to one day replicate.
The passage that says, “I am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments” is certainly true (Deut. 5:9-10; also in the Bible six more times, by the way). My grandparents and most likely before them started it and spread the love for God all the way down to me. What an influence my grandparents have been. If they turned from God, it not only would have affected their relationship with God, but mine as well. I love God with all my heart and it is because of them. Thank you guys!
I would rather receive the blessing of a God-fearing family over money, power, or fame any day.Labels: Family, Memories, Spiritual, Vacation
Closet of Memories
 My Great grandmother is a wealth of knowledge and memories. "I never thought I would live this long," she said yesterday as she began to tell stories of when she was growing up. Greatma, as we call her, was born in 1913. She recalls spending nights by the oven to stay warm, riding one horse sleighs to funerals and buggies in warm weather, and taking baths in a laundry tub behind the big stove. Since Christmas is tomorrow she began to tell Christmas stories from long ago. Her favorite memory was of her and her uncle going into the woods and cutting down the family Christmas tree to put up in the parlor. For ornaments, they made cones out of paper and filled them with candy and put lit candles on the tree for Christmas Eve. I always love being able to visit Greatma and I am counting my blessing as I do not know if I will be able to again. She has seen so much and her only complaint is that she cannot see well enough to read the Bible. She is an inspiration to me and has touched so many lives in the past 95 years.
Enjoy your time with family and make memories that will last a lifetime!Labels: Family, Memories, Vacation
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