Sarah - 22!!!

HAPPY 22nd BIRTHDAY

SARAH!!!

Wednesday was Sarah Elizabeth's 22nd birthday.  Wow!  How did that happen?!?  I was just in the hospital room having my first baby, my first daughter...yes, 22 years ago!!!  Oh my, how time flies!

What memories we have had, the fun, struggles, laughs, discussions, all making the wonderful memories of 22 years.  God has showed us so much through the years and Sarah, the firstborn, of course, had to endure all that comes with first-time parenting.  :)  She may not have had to endure it all, as her twin sisters, Jenny and Julia, came only 16 months later..and Jamin, only 2 years after that!   It has been exhilarating, exhausting, but oh, so worth every single moment.  What a joy of watching whom your children become! 

Jenny made her a strawberry cake with cream cheese icing decorated with cute polka dots.  It was delicious.  We had hamburgers for lunch, and then she opened her gifts.  We had a special time celebrating the beautiful, Godly, young woman she has become.  We are very proud of her, and continue to pray daily as she listens for God's will and how He will direct her path.

Her other surprise was at our Bible study group on Thursday evening, when we celebrated again with friends and family.  She didn't know we were going to do that, and her good friend made her another special strawberry cake with strawberries cut into pretty roses.  So sweet and so good!

How another year goes by, I do not know, but time keeps slipping by, seemingly unnoticed.  Time doesn't give warnings, it just keeps going, and we must be conscious of that, or we will let it go, and miss many opportunities which were before us.  Take this day, the Lord's day to be reminded that time is in His hands. Spend time being still, soaking in His good graces, and then take extra time with your family this day.  Play, laugh, read, sit, and be, together; don't miss another missed opportunity.  Take the time today...

"But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord,

I say, 'You are my God.'

My times are in Your hand."

Psalm 31:14-15a

You are very special Sarah, and we love you very much!  God has much in store for you, and we wait patiently for Him to direct us and you.  We are so proud of the lovely young woman you are.

Go here and check out her blog and here to all 3 of our girls' blog.

Always Experiencing Him,
Jody

Daughters' Blogs and Shop

Our daughters have a wonderful blog, and I wanted to remind you to read about their love for their Lord, their family, God's will for their lives, and day-to-day happenings as well.  Just click the logo below to keep up with the 3 maidens, Sarah, Jenny, and Julia.

Sarah began her own blog awhile back to journal her writings and thoughts.  Click below and then follow and subscribe to read what her Lord has brought to her mind.

Jump on over to the girls' Etsy shop to view or purchase their handmade items.  As they have chosen to stay home in preparation of  being the Titus 2 younger women who will "love their husbands, love their children, be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored," they are looking to the Proverbs 31 woman, as well, "She looks for wool and flax and works with her hands in delight."  

"Many daughters have done nobly,

But you excel them all.

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,

But a woman who fears the Lord, 

she shall be praised."

Proverbs 31:29-30

Our girls are seeking the Lord in all that they do, and listening for God's will wherever they serve, whether it is in a ministry within our church, or taking cookies or meals to neighbors who are ill, or who have lost loved ones, or taking their guitars and singing for those who are shut-in, or serving their father, their brother, and their family, immediate and extended, and helping to fulfill their father's vision as they wait on what God has in store for them.  

We could not be more proud of them in searching God's word and the many books by God-fearing men and women to search out His will for their lives.  He has so blessed them with many talents and we are so ever grateful for His many blessings upon us. 

Follow Sarah's Pinterest boards at the link below...

Come on over and follow my Pinterest boards as well, lots of recipes, quotes, Scriptures, and aging with grace.

Many links above but click on any and especially the girls' blogs to send them a comment encouraging them in their endeavors; you may also subscribe to their blogs to receive updates, and follow along so they know they have many encouragers alongside them, but most of all, pray for them as they seek God's will for their lives.

Thank you for your sweet spirit, and drop me a comment to say you jumped on over to say "Hi."

Always Experiencing Him,
Jody