Rosh Hashanah 2013 prayer

Crowning the King

The crown of thorns He wears 

and the scars He bears 

Reminds us of the suffering He embraced

So that one day we will know Him face to face

His pain and shame bring about life and victory

for us for all eternity

Although His crown may change with His earthly rein

His scars will still remain.

They speak forth volumes to all who see

Oh beautiful mystery

 How you transform trials to trophies of your amazing grace

When we turn and seek your face

To behold Thee the King of Glory

This is my plea

For this new year

To be free of fear

And full of love

As I set my gaze above

To the One on the throne

And be in awe of the fact that I am never alone

He designed me, sees me, knows me, walks with me and His Spirit lives in my heart

So that with everything within me I can sing my God, my God, how Great Thou art

The Birthday Hat

For my birthday, the kids got me this fun hat. I had such a great time wearing it around that I thought it would be fun to make it a new family tradition for the birthday person to wear it especially with Harrison's 16th birthday coming up. Harrison turned 16 today it is hard to believe it has been 8 years since I met him. Not enough good things can be said about him. He loves the Lord, loves people and has a way of making everyone feel comfortable around him. Like we always say, "Who doesn't love Harrison?"

He was surprised to see the hat but he was a good sport and wore it for most of the party. 

plain cheesecake with fresh strawberries - one of his favorites

Harrison enjoying the goofy happy birthday song. 

enjoying the generous gifts

Grandma always gets the funny card

You can tell she still thinks it is funny

It was a good night sharing stories about Harrison

This picture was taken earlier in the day and just shows how much he is loved by his siblings and how good he is to all of them. He is talking to Noah playing with Valor and letting Dassah hold his hand. 

Castle Party

 WE DECIDED TO DO A JOINT BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE KIDS EVERY OTHER YEAR. THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS A CASTLE PARTY. IT WAS A FITTING THEME SINCE NOAH HAS BEEN EXHIBITING QUALITIES OF BEING A PROTECTOR AND CARE TAKER OF HIS SISTER AND BROTHER. DASSAH HAS BEEN LEARNING ABOUT BEING A PRINCESS OF THE KING OF KINGS. SHE IS LEARNING THAT THE KING LOVES AND DELIGHTS IN HER BUT ALSO WHAT PARTS SHE CAN PLAY IN HIS KINGDOM. 

MAKING NECKLACES & BRACLETS

MAKING SWORDS

 

 OPENING PRESENTS

THE CASTLE CAKES

THE CASTLE BOUNCE HOUSE

 

THE KIDS PLAYED IN IT FROM 10AM UNTIL THE MAN CAME TO TAKE IT DOWN AT 8PM. 

Happy 90th Birthday Gram!

My Gram turned 90 this week, so we threw her a party tonight. It was not just any party though. My sister and her kids had the great idea to make it a 'Grammy Awards' night for Gram's 90th birthday. She got out the red carpet and all. We had such a wonderful time celebrating with Gram. She is a pure joy to be around. Below are a couple of pictures from the party.

Hadassah escorting Gram unto the red carpet

Courtney and the girls banners

Dad giving Gram her roses

Gram and her grand and great grandchildren

Paul being funny guy

Family picture (it actually has all of us in it first time in 4 years)

Gram receiving her Grammy Award

I love these amazing women

Mom's homemade Smores cake

Beautiful Grammy

We made her a photo book and she loved it!