I thought I'd share my birthday cake with you that my Daddy got for me!!! He got one for my girl and his girl!!! (Well, we're both his girls, but you know) He got me Strawberry Shortcake because I used to LOVE her! The message says "Happy Birthday B.G." Which, in father daughter terminology, it says "Happy Birthday, Baby Girl" and that is what he calls me!! How cute
I read this for my devotions last night.... and loved it!
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Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;
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for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
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Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
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Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
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Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:
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He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
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Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
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Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret--it leads only to evil.
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For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
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A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
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But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.
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The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
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but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
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The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
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But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
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Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
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for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
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The days of the blameless are known to the Lord, and their inheritance will endure forever.
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In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
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But the wicked will perish: The LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields, they will vanish--vanish like smoke.
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The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
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those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off.
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If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm;
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though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
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I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
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They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.
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Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.
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For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;
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the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
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The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.
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The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.
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The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, seeking their very lives;
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but the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
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Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
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I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,
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but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.
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Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.
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But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
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The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
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The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
let me start out by telling you the precursor to this post.... last weekend we headed to amish country. we went to celebrate both my birthday (feb. 2) and our munchkin's birthday (feb. 27) with our families. in my family, it is birthday tradition to be taken out to a restaurant of your choice for your birthday dinner. i knew we were going out for my dinner, and had a couple of places in mind. the one plan didn't work because of a princess (who happened to be very sleepy), and her schedule didn't work out with the restaurant's schedule. so, i decided to go with olive garden. we don't get to go out to eat much, and olive garden is one of my favorite restaurants. i went in to put our name on the list, and it was jam-packed. the wait was 55-60 mins, which is so not doable with a 2 year old. so we brain stormed, and tried to think of somewhere else to go. my dad mentioned doc hollidays. this wasn't good for 2 reasons 1) i'm not a big meat fan. i could so be a vegetarian, but just haven't gotten around to doing that (probably never will either) and 2) the last time my hubster and i went to a doc hollidays when we were dating, it was seriously gross. i was just thankful for the opportunity to have dinner with my family, and we all headed to doc hollidays. my poor brother got physically ill from what we had to eat, my husband's prime rib was so salty it made him dizzy (can you say high blood pressure), my mom and i had beer battered fish and chips and they tasted like they were covered in pure beer, and my dad had baby back ribs... they were amazing (the ribs, that is). so, nobody really enjoyed their dinner except for my dad (my husband didn't mind his because he had a hunk of cow, but it still made him dizzy). my dad also shared his ribs with me, so the end of my dinner was good, too. wow... that was a pretty long precursor!!
fast forward to last night
we had one day of school this week, and it was weird being away from my husband and baby girl yesterday. things have been pretty rockin in our marriage after a major slump, so we've been really enjoying being with each other. after we got in the car, we had to run and get something for my little critters, and we discussed the fajitas we were planning on having for dinner. i asked adam if he wanted to run and get something yummy for dessert, and he said he'd think about it while i was in the pet shop. after i came back, he gets this grin on his face (you can tell he's either being ornery or has something up his sleeve because he has a massive dimple, and it's the truth-teller 100%). he kinda got all cute on me, and all sweet and was like.... "well, i know you were really disappointed in your birthday dinner, and i've felt so badly that you didn't get to go where you wanted to go. so i thought maybe we could run home, change the kiddo (she was gross from daycare), and go out as a family". how sweet!! he had it planned all week long <3>
it seems like yesterday i had my princess.... she'll be 2 tomorrow. i'm sad. i'm amazed at what things she has learned in this last year. i don't want her to grow up. i love every milli-second of being her mommy. she's going through the terrible twos. i'm praying that doesn't last all year. i can't wait to see what else she'll learn this year. she is starting preschool in august. she knows how to spell her name. she knows all of her colors. she knows her abc's. she can count to 20. she amazes me every day. i thank God for a million times a day. it seriously went by in the blink of an eye. the next time i blink, she'll be in high school.
just thought i'd share a little cuteness from my almost-2-year-old-princess. my in-laws bought her a bunch of christian cd's for christmas because the kid loves music... you should so see her get her groove on, and "sake a booooottttyyyy". so, she was slightly grumpy a full blown nasty bear tonight (no nap at the babysitters, busting her lip open at the babysitters, not eating lunch or dinner, and being constipated the last couple of days would have nothing to do with her hatefulness, either (i can't wait to get out of that babysitters))... anywho.... so tonight the only thing that would partially calm her down was her "songs". as she's sitting in the doorway between her "woom" and the hall, she starts getting her little booty going, and starts singing. i listen closely, and crack up. this is what i heard... first on the cd, then from my kiddo
cd ~ "it's me, it's me, it's me, oh lord, standing in the need of prayer"
kiddo ~ "eeeet me, eeeet me, eeet me, word, tannin ina neeeda bead (bread)"
how she got bread out of prayer, i'll never know, but it was basically like the cutest thing ever.... ya know, amidst all the bear-ness and stuff! :o)
