Birthday Prayer
We're too busily living our busy lives!! Last week the boys celebrated their 9th and 11th birthday respectively. Their birthdays are 4 days apart but we always celebrate together. We had a little party with our closest friends and the boys' grandparents. When I asked them what party games they wanted to play, Jared asked for Scrabble, and Ryan said Taboo and Pictionary. That's when I know they are definitely grown up, or at least not my little boys anymore!! Here are some photos:
And I want to record the birthday prayer dh and I pray for each of them, here's the one for Jared: Journaling reads:
on your 9th birthday, we thank God for giving you to our family, for your talents and creativity, for your sense of humour, your exhuberance, how you run into everything, never walk; how strongly you feel about things, never without opinions; how you are always interesting, never dull! We pray that the Lord will give us wisdom as your parents, and patience too! We pray that you will develop self-control and discipline, that will allow you to achieve your dreams, although these seem so unnecessaryto you now. We ask God to bless you with a good year in school, for good friends and teachers and an enjoyable time. Most of all we pray that you will grow in faith and personal relationship with your God, who made you and know you and has wonderful plans in store for you. Amen
And I want to record the birthday prayer dh and I pray for each of them, here's the one for Jared: Journaling reads:on your 9th birthday, we thank God for giving you to our family, for your talents and creativity, for your sense of humour, your exhuberance, how you run into everything, never walk; how strongly you feel about things, never without opinions; how you are always interesting, never dull! We pray that the Lord will give us wisdom as your parents, and patience too! We pray that you will develop self-control and discipline, that will allow you to achieve your dreams, although these seem so unnecessaryto you now. We ask God to bless you with a good year in school, for good friends and teachers and an enjoyable time. Most of all we pray that you will grow in faith and personal relationship with your God, who made you and know you and has wonderful plans in store for you. Amen
Credits: Background paper by SandeKrieger from Memory Maker, Happy button from Scrapgirls, stitched heart by Sliva
Made it into a template - they are polaroid style this time because I wanted to give each of the photos a description, hope they come in useful for you!
This is now available as a set in the store here
Happy Birthday to your sons!! Great birthday photos and thanks so much for another wonderful template:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely thing to do... I love your layout.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the template.
Happy Birthday Jared and Ryan. Looks like you had a wonderful day and cakes.
ReplyDeleteYin, that prayer was so touching. What a wonderful idea for children each and every year. Thank you for sharing it.
And thank you for another wonderful template.
Ooooh thanks for the great template. The page you made it from is soooo awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love the template- thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteFun layout and template - thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love how you've used the template, with the journaling down the left. And the title is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Happy Birthday to your boys.
ReplyDeleteAwesome ! Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your boys !
The prayers is so wonderful and very touching.
This is wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing.
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Thanks again YIn for another awesome template!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for the awesome template!
ReplyDeleteLove that your templates are all so different. Will make for a very interesting album. Thanks! Cathy
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your wonderful templates and your giving spirit!
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