What a special "DOUBLE BIRTHDAY" today! Big hugs to both of them!!

Both were born September 18th. just 4 years apart!

Both are so loving, respectful, kind, smart, and totally precious to all of us. What a blessing they both are!

LOVE, AND GREAT BIG HUGS

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thank you God for the blessing of grandchildren! And thank You so much for their health, happiness, and all the blessings they have

and thank YOU for the banana pudding that they both love soooo much! 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sweet Birthday To You

A wish for lots of birthday fun
To last until the day is done.
Hoping that all your wishes comes true,
and your birthday cake is as sweet as you!

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"$20.00 Worth"

Sometimes we just need to be 

reminded! A well-known speaker 

started off his seminar by holding 

up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 

200, he asked, "Who would like  

this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this 

$20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple up 

the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it?"

Still the hands were up in the air. "Well", he continued, "What if I do 

this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the 

floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends (and my grandchildren, Kayla and Nathan), we have all 

learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you 

still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth 

$20.00. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground 

into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that 

come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what 

has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty 

or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those 

who love you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who 

we know, but by WHO WE ARE. You are special- Don't EVER forget it. 

Count your blessings, not your problems. And remember:

amateurs built the Ark .. professionals built the 

Titanic."

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SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR ALL OF MY GRANDCHILDREN. YOU ARE ALL SUCH BLESSINGS TO US, AND OUR LIVES WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT YOU. I PRAY THAT GOD WILL KEEP BLESSING EACH OF YOU SPIRITUALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, FINANCIALLY, AND WITH HIS LOVE, GUIDANCE, MERCIES, YOUR PROTECTION, SAFETY AND GRACE. AND I GIVE THANKS FOR EACH OF YOU DAILY. THANK YOU GOD FOR EACH OF THEM, I KNOW YOU LOVE THEM TOO.

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The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity 
To accept the things I cannot change; 
Courage to change the things I can; 
And wisdom to know the difference. 

Living one day at a time; 
Enjoying one moment at a time; 
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; 
Taking, as He did, this sinful world 
As it is, not as I would have it; 
Trusting that He will make all things right 
If I surrender to His Will; 
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life 
And supremely happy with Him 
Forever and ever in the next. 
Amen.