Birthday Blessings to you - son!

April 28th, 2013

Happy Birthday to you!

The Birthday Cake - April 28, 2013

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
 
 The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

  And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

Remembering Darcy Renne....

April 20, 1995

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

Darcy ..... Safe in the arms of Jesus

my picture

photo from democraticunderground.com

my picture

I love you my baby...we shall see you in the sweet by and by!

http://sharingthefaith-northernsparrow.blogspot.ca/2012/04/baby-darcy.html

A 50th Birthday Party!!

Proverbs 3: 5-6  Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.


This past weekend we celebrated my husband's 50th birthday. I made a small party for him, inviting some family to celebrate with us. So we had some good food including this birthday cake I made for him and we played a couple of fun games together.

Here is the picture of the cake:

Birthday Cake!

The games were question and answer type games and I had prizes for the top three winners of both games. It turned out to be a lot of fun.
The first game was " Random Questions about 1963 - the year he was born" and the second game was "How well do you know Cliff?"

Here are the questions I came up with for the games:

Can you guess what the cost of the following was in the year that Cliff entered this world? (1963)



1) a loaf of bread -

2) postage stamp -

3) a gallon of gas -

4) a new car -

5) minimum wage -

6) average yearly income -

7) a Hershey chocolate bar -


Random Questions about 1963

1) This man - the President of the USA was assassinated on November 22, 1963 - Who is it?

2) The Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to read verses from this book in the public school. Which book was it?

3) This man delivered his "I have a dream" speech on May 3, 1963. Who was it?

4) An earthquake hit Skopje,Yugoslavia in 1963 and destroyed a large percentage of the city. What percent of the city was destroyed?

5) In the 1963 Grey Cup, the BC Lions played against the Hamilton Tiger Cats. The score was 21 to 10 . Who won the game?

6) In 1963 John Diefenbaker was Prime Minister of Canada (PC) but he was defeated by a Liberal. Who was that Liberal ?


7) In 1963 these were popular TV shows.
What are the shows?

8) What year was the first flight of the boeing 727 jet?

9) These were popular musicians in 1963. Who are they?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!


How Well Do You Know Cliff??

1) What is Cliff's full name? ( correctly spelled )

2) In which hospital was Cliff born?

3) What is the name of the school where Cliff went to school?

4) What year did Cliff graduate from high school?

5) Who was Cliff's best friend in high school?

6) Who was Cliff's best friend in Bible school?

7) Which year did Cliff get his driver's license?

8) Which year did Cliff get his Class 1 driver's license?

9) What was Cliff's first car? ( just the color of it is an accepted answer )

10) Which grade did Cliff skip at school?

11) Name three places that Cliff has worked.

12) What is the middle name of each of Cliff's children? ( living children )

13) What type of sports team did Cliff play on for many years?

14) What is Cliff's favorite CFL team?

15) What is the name of the small garden tractor business that Cliff operates?

16) What is the name of the Bible school that Cliff attended?

17) What month and year was Cliff baptized?

18) What is the name of the preacher that baptized Cliff?

19) What is the name of the preacher who officiated at Cliff and Jessie's wedding?

20) What is Cliff's favorite soft drink?

Happy Birthday Cliff!

March11
Happy 50th Birthday to you my dear! You are a great blessing to me - it is a gift from the Lord to have you in my life. Happy birthday and may God bless you with much joy, health and many more wonderful years to come! 
Love from your wife Jessie

My Birthday Hyacinth ( picture )

Ecclesiastes 3:11- He has made everything beautiful in its time.

My Birthday Hyacinth gift

Back in October, my sisters and my Mom surprised me with a 50th birthday party. On that day my sister gave me a hyacinth bulb kit. It contained the appropriate glass to grow the plant in, the bulb itself and of course instructions on how to grow it. So after waiting for 4 months for the bulb to grow and to blossom, I am now happy to say that I have a beautiful hyacinth plant blooming happily for me! Thank-you sister!

If anyone is interested in reading my two posts describing my surprise 50th birthday, link to posts here:

http://sharingthefaith-northernsparrow.blogspot.ca/2012/10/yep-im-turning-50-part-1.html

http://sharingthefaith-northernsparrow.blogspot.ca/2012/10/turning-50-part-2.html

Turning 50! ...Part 2

In my earlier post titled  Yep I'm Turning 50 Part 1 (  http://sharingthefaith-northernsparrow.blogspot.ca/2012/10/yep-im-turning-50-part-1.html ), I shared how my family surprised me with a birthday party two months early. I want to be able to look back here on my blog and remember the party and the gifts my Mom and sisters came up with for the "50 gifts for your 50th birthday box!"
So I took some pictures in order to help me remember everything:

I will call this one "My Fifties Stuff"

There is a jar of  Over the Hill Pills, a bottle of Niffty Fifty Pills, a nice coffee cup, a bit of "aged" honey from the farm-but not 50 yet!, a jar of 50 mints, 50th napkins, lens eyeglass cleaner, a keychain that says "people born on this day are great perfectionists. They enjoy being with family and relatives. People who like to set high standards. They can be wary of strangers."

Next is my "Heaven is Best" collection -

The note with the teapot reads as follows:
Just a little bit of advice-"some gold"
For times you are feeling kind of OLD-
Sit down and have a cup of tea
And remember " The BEST is yet to be!"

The kitchen scrubber holder is a cow to remind me of milking our dairy cows on my parents farm in my growing up years. The note there says - Did you ever see such a sight in your life - A far cry from what you used to milk!

Next is my "Purple Collection"

I was told at the party that an old lady like me should wear purple - so they gave me a purple scarf, a purple necklace, a purple wallet ( with a nickel and a penny inside! LOL) , a vase with purple flowers in it, another vase saying "Forget me not", and a couple of books - "My Jesus is Everything" by Anne Graham Lotz and  "Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life" by Charles Swindoll.  Along with my purple collection was a poem which I will share here:

Warning

 (by Jenny Joseph)

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple

With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me

And I shall spend my pension on summer gloves

and satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired

And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells

And run my stick along the public railings

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain

and pick flowers and learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat

And eat three pounds of sausages at a go

Or only bread and pickle for a week

And hoard pens and pencils and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry

And pay our rent and set a good example for our children.

We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?

So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised

When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple!

Next - A Purple Hyacinth bulb, A phonebook to read in my sparetime, and everything to make Lemon Tarts

and knitting needles and yarn so I can start knitting!

Childhood Memories

Our Old Teddy Bear says :

I've had a lot of lovin' in my younger years-

But I sure wouldn't mind a bit more in these

Olden GOLDEN Years!

More Childhood Memories

When we were kids, my sister and I used to make purses out of cereal boxes just like this when we would play so my sister made a purse for my 50th birthday!

An old ball and a rubber ball with notes to go with:

Rubber Ball note - This rubber ball reminds me of our childhood days- only it still has it's color on it - ours usually did not keep the color very long. We used them for 7-up, catch, baseball at times or even to play Anti Anti Over ( in Low-German we would shout - anten, anten sant soa dumm de fracten hoava) 

Other Ball Note-It will be interesting to see
If you still remember me

Bouncing around was so much fun

 In the shade or in the sun!

Who or what do you think I am?

The Everything Else Gift Collection

So to all my family Thanks very much for making this a Thanksgiving day and birthday party a day to remember!

Yep .. I'm Turning 50! - Part 1

Proverbs 16:31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

A Surprise Party for me 2 months early - That basically says it all! You see, this year when my birthday rolls around I will be 50. So on the weekend while at our Thanksgiving family get-together my Mom and sisters ( I have five sisters) caught me by surprise. I knew that with my 50th birthday coming up in December, they wouldn't forget but I just wasn't expecting it yet. After all we had just celebrated my other sister's 60th just last month.
It seemed like any ordinary family gathering we would have - lots of visiting and laughing and enjoying seeing everyone again. We were all sitting at the supper just finishing the main course of our Thanksgiving turkey dinner, when one of my sisters brings out a cake and everyone starts singing Happy Birthday! My first thought was I had missed something, maybe forgot someone's birthday and I didn't instantly even know it was for me. I don't have a picture of the cake yet but when I get one I will post it. So after blowing out my candles  and enjoying the delicious birthday cake my sister had made, came the gifts. What they had done was get a huge box and fill it with 50 gifts - many of the gifts were meant to rub it in a little bit that I am "getting old" while some of them were childhood memory type gifts. It was fun - opening every gift and trying to guess who had picked it for me.  Here is a picture of the gift box. One of my sisters had decorated it to represent our red Venture van we used to drive.

This next picture is where I have opened all my gifts. I will do another post on the gifts as some of them came with notes and were pretty fun to open!

Happy Birthday Sweetie!

Today is your birthday Sweetie! Happy Birthday to you! You've grown up so fast. I can hardly believe that you are already going into grade 8 at school. 

Some of your favorite things include: pizza, hamburgers at McDonald's,  chocolate cake, birthday parties, watching Veggie Tales, going to church, playing with your cat Binky, school, your friend Shelly, playing with bubbles, playing outside with home golf and basketball, going on trailer rides in summer and snowmobile rides in winter with family, the songs "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder", and "Trading my Sorrows" and many other praise songs.
I love you Sweetie, We belong to Jesus! God Bless you!
love from Mom

Happy Birthday to my Twin Sons!

Happy Birthday to my twin boys! You guys turned 20 today! Wow! Where did all the time go?

7 months

 3 John 1:4 - I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

May 23rd 1992 in the afternoon, you guys came into this world and were refered to as Twin A and Twin B in the hospital. Twin A came into the world at 8 pounds and 11 ounces. Eight minutes later Twin B arrived weighing in at 5 pounds 13 ounces and suddenly life had turned very busy for these new parents.

Twin A - you've grown into a fine handsome young man. You are smart and determined, and the Lord has gifted you to be a leader. You are someone that a person can rely on to be true to your word. The Lord has great plans for you for your life. I pray you would always seek to live for Him according to His Word.  You've done great work at McDonald's learning to do every job there working your way into management. I pray the Lord will continue to guide and bless you as you go to college in the fall. God bless you son!

Twin B - you've grown up so fast, you're handsome and winsome. You are smart and kindhearted and God has gifted you with leadership skills and a love for people. The Lord has lead you into camp ministry and you have been able to develop your skills in leadership, in music and the mountain biking program there the last several years.  You have heard the call that the Lord has placed on your life to be a preacher of  the gospel and to work in His kingdom. I praise God that you have yielded to His call. Two years of Bible College done and two more years to go. I pray that you would always seek God to please Him and that all you do be done for Him. He will guide you in all your life. God bless you son!

I claim Philippians 1: 6  for both of you my twin sons and also for the other two in our family:
 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ
Love from Mom


Heavenly Father, Thank-you for the children that you have entrusted into my care. I ask you to guide them, each one and protect them and keep them in Your care, That each one would live for You alone, In Jesus Name, amen.

Happy Birthday Son!

Happy Birthday Son! You've grown to be a fine young man. Keep growing in your love and faithfulness to the Lord. God has gifted you to serve Him. You are an amazing mechanic! I would never have thought it possible for a guy to know how to fix tractors like you do being a teenager. You do excellent work and have shown great leadership skills in school and as you work here with Dad in the business.  Happy Birthday and God Bless you!
love from mom

Monday, April 30
Congratulations on passing your learner's test and getting your driving permit today!