Birthday Time!

We have another teenager in the house!!! Yay! Taylor has reached the exciting age of 13...I still remember the day she was born...it was Good Friday in the year 1997. I told her I remember walking her through the halls of the maternity ward in the wee hours of the morning because she wouldn't sleep and all she did was fuss in the little bassinet. I was afraid she'd keep the other moms awake, so I walked the halls till I was too tired to walk. Eventually I discovered that all she needed to do is lay beside me in my bed and she'd sleep. What a girl. All she needed was to be close to her mom. Well, she still likes to snuggle and I hope she never outgrows that!

This year it was a Sunday birthday, so it started off at church. It was Mission Conference weekend, so we heard a lot about God's work in other countries. We also had the priviledge of hearing Glendon Thompson preach. I love listening to him preach. He is such a gifted man! I could sit and listen for hours. It was an amazing sermon on faith. He focused on Paul's verse in Galatians 2...Verse 20..."I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." He spoke about how faith is indispensable and biblical faith must have
1)Comprehension of the Truth, 2)Conviction, and 3)Commitment. He spoke about Christ being the Personal Object of our Faith and how the life of a Christian begins with faith and continues in faith. It was a beautiful reminder to focus all of our lives on Christ and to continue to trust in Him. Why is he worthy of our trust? Because... "He loved me and gave Himself for me."

After that feast of a message, we went home to find Grandpa and Grandma sitting in their CRV waiting for us to arrive home. Taylor opened some presents, we had a great visit with them, enjoyed the peasoup that was in the crockpot and a lovely piece of birthday cake. We played some games, relaxed, and enjoyed eachother's company. David showed Grandpa some of his "moves", complete with his dollar store sword, elephant mask, nerf vest, and a shield made from the lid of an old boot box. It might have been raining outside, but there was sun in our house!

Happy 13th Birthday Taylor!

We love you! xoxo