HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR MICHAEL~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TAKEN FROM "THIS LITTLE BOY"
BY MARY C. AND ROBERT G. WELLS

DEAR LORD,
I WANT THIS LITTLE BOY TO KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE HIM. I WANT HIM TO KNOW HOW MUCH JOY HE HAS BROUGHT TO MY LIFE. I REALIZE, LORD, THAT HE WON'T UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS, AT LEAST UNTIL SOMEDAY WHEN HE HAS CHILDREN OF HIS OWN. BUT, LORD, HELP HIM EVEN NOW TO UNDERSTAND THIS. HELP HIM TO KNOW HOW MUCH HE IS WANTED.
HELP ME TO SHOW HIM HOW MUCH. BY THE SPARKLE OF DELIGHT IN MY EYES WHEN I SMILE AT HIM. BY HOW QUICK I AM TO DROP A MOTHER'S CHORES AND PLAY WITH HIM. BY THE UNHURRIED WAY I READ HIM STORIES, EVEN STORIES I'VE READ HIM A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE. ESPECIALLY THOSE STORIES, LORD, BECAUSE THEY WILL CREATE SUCH A VIVID MEMORY FOR HIM.
HELP ME TO GIVE THIS BOY A HAPPY CHILDHOOD, FILLED WITH LATE NIGHTS AND PILLOW FIGHTS AND STORIES READ BY FLASHLIGHT UNDER HIS COVERS. MAY HIS MORNINGS BE FILLED WITH BUILDING FORTS, HIS NOONS WITH PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICHES EATEN IN A TREE HOUSE AND HIS AFTERNOONS OF BASEBALL WITH THE NEIGHBOR KIDS.
MAY HIS CHILDHOOD BE FILLED WITH SUCH HAPPY TIMES, LORD, THAT WHEN HE LOOKS BACK ON THEM, TWENTY, THIRTY, OR FORTY YEARS IN THE FUTURE, THE MEMORIES WILL BRING A SMILE TO HIS FACE AND REASSURANCE TO HIS HEART THAT HE WAS WANTED, AND THAT HE WAS LOVED!

MICHAEL, YOU ARE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO THE FAMILY AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOU.

"SONS ARE A HERITAGE FROM THE LORD, CHILDREN A REWARD FROM HIM."
(PSALM 127:3)

"MY SON, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT I SAY; LISTEN CLOSELY TO MY WORDS. DO NOT LET THEM OUT OF YOUR SIGHT, KEEP THEM WITHIN YOUR HEART; FOR THEY ARE LIFE TO THOSE WHO FIND THEM AND HEALTH TO A MAN'S WHOLE BODY."
(PROVERBS 4:20-22)

MICHAEL, WE ARE SO BLEST THAT GOD SPARED YOUR LIFE YEARS AGO AS HE DID. GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU AS YOU SERVE HIM WITH YOUR LIFE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE ENTIRE FAMILY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KACIE!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR KACIE~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!

"A VIRTUOUS WOMAN, WHO CAN FIND?
SHE IS WORTH FAR MORE THAN RUBIES."
(PROVERBS 31:10)

"TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON, A
TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN."
(ECCLESIASTES 3:1)

KACIE, YOU ARE SUCH A BLESSING TO OUR FAMILY.
PRESENTLY, AS YOU PREPARE FOR THE MISSION TRIP
TO THE SUDAN, WE, AS YOUR FAMILY, ARE PRAYING
FOR THE LORD TO WORK OUT ALL THE DETAILS AND
FOR YOU AND MARC TO BE USED OF HIM IN MIGHTY
WAYS. WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU!!
TODAY, ON YOUR SPECIAL DAY, MAY YOU KNOW HOW
MUCH WE ALL LOVE YOU AND HOW THANKFUL WE ARE
TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF OUR FAMILY. YOUR SWEET SPIRIT
AND LOVING HEART HAVE BEEN INSPIRATIONS TO US ALL.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, KACIE, AND MAY YOU REJOICE
TODAY IN HIS GREAT BLESSING OF LIFE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KACIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOVE,
THE ENTIRE FAMILY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JASON!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR JASON~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!

"TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL
YOUR HEART, AND LEAN NOT
ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING;
IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE
HIM, AND HE WILL DIRECT YOUR
PATHS." (PROVERBS 3:5-6)

"THERE IS SURELY A HOPE FOR YOU,
AND YOUR HOPE WILL NOT BE CUT OFF."
(PROVERBS 23:18)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU ARE SO VERY LOVED AND YOU ARE A
BLESSING TO US.
AS YOU SEEK GOD'S DIRECTION IN YOUR LIFE,
WE PRAY THAT HE WILL GUIDE AND DIRECT
YOU IN THE WAY YOU SHOULD GO WITH YOUR
LIFE.
KNOW THAT WE PRAY FOR YOU EVERY DAY AND
WE ALL MISS SPENDING TIME WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS YOUR SPECIAL DAY TODAY WITH HIS
BLESSINGS AND WITH HIS JOY.

WE LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH, JASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU IN HIS LOVING
CARE.

WITH SO MUCH LOVE~
THE ENTIRE FAMILY