The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust in him Nahum 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin 1John 1:7
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity,
but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2Timothy 1:7
Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints Philemon 1:7
Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left,
that you may be successful wherever you go. Joshua 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin 1John 1:7
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity,
but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2Timothy 1:7
Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints Philemon 1:7
Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left,
that you may be successful wherever you go. Joshua 1:7
I have been thinking about this 2nd birthday for what seems like a year or more! Last year we did a time capsule (which I did not blog about...since, I cannot find it in the archives) for them to open on their 18th birthday. Wow, in 2026 we will open their time capsules and see what all happened in the past-cool huh! However, this year had to be different and it had to have PURPOSE!
Maggie and James love to "help kids"...we've done 2 Bowl-a-Thon's, donated to relief, we've seen the Flamingo's, and we love to help our friends- try the Lemonade, it's great! I want to raise some God-fearing, cannot-help-other-people-enough kind of kids! That prompted the search for a needy Library! After several dead ends...I just called a local Library and asked, "do you take donations and if so, what do I need to do?" Needless to say, the Library is super excited! Now, I just had to come up with a creative insert for the invitation, so with help, I created this poem to offer a suggestion for people coming to the party.
Maggie and James are turning two
Here’s a suggestion for an “in lieu”
We love to read, because it’s super fun
Help us donate some books, maybe even a TON!
If you want to help, here’s what you do-
Come to our party, bring a kids book-maybe two.
The books can be new or gently read-
Clean out the closet & look under the BED!!
Please help us with this, as some kids are in need
This would be such an awesome deed,
Their library filled from bottom to top-
Maybe this fun will never STOP!!!
Big or Small…... yellow maybe blue,
They can be about dogs, planes, or the zoo
For giving to others is just a small part-
When you give of yourself…you give from the HEART!!!!
-JLCz/TRS
