Keri On: Blessed by Grace....

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1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.[a]
3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; 5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit,[b] as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; 7 as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, 8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood,[c] the forgiveness of sins.
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.
24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which[d] is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Blessed by Grace....

...in more ways than we can say...But one of the ways is in this precious girl, Grace Christine, who is turning 12 years old today!

Grace is a sweetie. She is amazing w/ younger children. When I have a friend over that has younger kiddos, Grace organizes them, has craft clubs and singing groups with them, and hours can pass, while the other mom and I are chatting away...we are never even interrupted...and there are frequently in excess of 7 littles that she is entertaining. Our family is amazed at her skill and enjoyment of this activity. Grace is also quite a little organizer. She can have anything - cabinets, rooms, books, art supplies, organized and looking lovely.

She also LOVES to sing....sing, sing, sing! She is a little songbird!

She is learning to use her skills to bring glory to her Lord, and improving each day.

God bless you, sweet Grace! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

12 comments:

UnknownMarch 24, 2011 at 1:38 AM
What a lovely blessing. Meal do naidheachd (myal do nay-achg)which literally means 'congratulations' but it's what we say in Gaelic to wish someone a happy birthday!
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jennoharaMarch 24, 2011 at 5:34 AM
Happy Birthday Grace!! She's gorgeous!
What a beautiful family you have! How nice it must be to have a little organizer in the family!
I'm glad you found my blog, because it led me straight to yours!
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AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 5:35 AM
Happy birthday Grace, hope you have a lovely day and a blessed year.
Dawn xx
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Homeschool on the CroftMarch 24, 2011 at 7:44 AM
What a lovely blessing she is to you. Happy Birthday, Grace!
God bless you all as you reach another milestone. We have a birthday girl today too, and I'll be posting later today.... she's 14.
(Kirsteen has given you the term in Gaelic, so I'll say, A h-uile beannachd - which means, Every blessing!) x
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Mrs.CMarch 24, 2011 at 9:19 AM
Such a beautiful young lady, and what a blessing she is to your family and friends of your family. Sounds like a joy to have in your home! Happy Birthday to your sweet gal!
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CanadagirlMarch 24, 2011 at 10:11 AM
She sounds like a pure delight. I pray she continues down the road developing these skills for they are true gifts indeed. What a blessing to you, your family, and your friends.

Happy Birthday Grace!

Blessings<><
-Mary
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LeahMarch 24, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Happy Birthday Grace.
You will be a wonderful mother someday, by God's grace!
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Life In a Little HouseMarch 24, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Oh she is beautiful!! A Very Happy Birthday Grace!! ~ Love Heather
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barbaraMarch 26, 2011 at 10:31 AM
My precious Gracie....this is a day for all of us to celebrate!
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mountain mamaMarch 26, 2011 at 7:00 PM
so very sweet, happy birthday to such a godly young lady!
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The CoderlambianMarch 27, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Thank you all for your kind words to Grace! She just smiles reading them!
Kirsteen and Homeschool on the Croft, You made our day, teaching us new gaelic phrases! We LOVE learning anything gaelic we can!

THANK YOU ALL!
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Diane MarsApril 6, 2011 at 11:23 AM
What a beautiful family you have. I am from a large family of 7 children we sure had a great childhood! oxox, Diane
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