Keri On: Beginning of Birthday Stuff

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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.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Beginning of Birthday Stuff

The Twinkles have been celebrating their birthday w/ a dear friend for several years now. Yesterday, we celebrated their 6th birthday (which is officially Saturday - but more on that later) w/ a cowgirl birthday party! First stop was a barn in which they were led on a horse named Gris. Then off to their friend's house to celebrate w/ the other little girls from church. Here are some pics of the event.

I made the girls new dresses, and then we presented them w/ new (to them) cowgirl boots!

Meggie was a bit more of a model today. Here she is sporting her new dress and boots.

Madeline's melodious laugh filled the barn as she took her turn on horse back.

I thought Megan would be a bit shy (scared to death!) about the horse, but she hopped right up and enjoyed herself immensely!

Later at the party the girls decorated horse shoes. Quite a beautiful treasure from their day!

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ClaraJuly 21, 2011 at 4:23 AM
Those dresses are lovely, Keri! You are a talented seamstress! :) And the girls are so cute with their cowgirl outfit! :) Just the kind of birthday celebration my lil girl would love - she turns 7 on Monday, BTW!! :) Happy Birthday to your girls!
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no spring chickenJuly 21, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Fabulous! When my daughter turned 3 we had a friend bring her small horse to our backyard and had what we dubbed the pony party! Grandma made her a cowgirl dress out of red and white gingham too... she sewed bells in the tulle underskirt, perfect for a 3 year old!

I love the shot of the boot line up.

Blessings, Debbie
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mountain mamaJuly 21, 2011 at 7:34 PM
oh my gosh...those pics made my heart melt. so precious. happy birthday!!
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LynnaeJuly 22, 2011 at 5:48 AM
I love that third picture...They are absolutely adorable! You did an amazing job on the dresses too!!!
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TrishaJuly 22, 2011 at 7:36 AM
Keri,
Oh, your daughters are precious! Beautiful pics!
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Beloved's Redheaded BrideJuly 23, 2011 at 6:29 PM
So sweet! Lovely dresses, cute little cow girl boots and a Birthday with horses! A very wonderful day.
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LeahJuly 24, 2011 at 7:53 AM
How sweet! Love the dresses, Keri. We were just a "Western" themed wedding for some members of our church last Saturday, and most of our church members (including us) got all dressed up with cowboy boots and hats as well. It was a fun day. It looks like your girls had quite a fun day themselves. :) Happy birthday Megan and Madeline!
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JoyfulmumJuly 26, 2011 at 4:28 AM
Those dresses are GORGEOUS! I love red and white! Happy birthday to your gorgeous girls!
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4kids1momJuly 29, 2011 at 8:28 AM
I love the pictures, dresses and fantastic boots! How fun.
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MarieAugust 4, 2011 at 7:20 PM
Oh WOW Keri what gorgeous "Twinkles" you have!! I love their B-day party and seeing them all dressed up as cowgirls. They do remind me of me and my sis but with red hair. We are also Twinkles :) But never called that! VERY CUTE!!

I am so eager to catch up on your yummy blog! I have been away far too long.
~ Marie
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ElaineSeptember 18, 2011 at 7:47 PM
Those dresses are so nice and the girls look very sweet also. I have twin daughters, age 20, and they are seamstresses. They've sewn quite a few western dresses lately, but this one might beat the ones they found. I'll have to show them this one.
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