The kids and I were goofing around this morning as I (in my pretend boo-hoo voice) cried that no one had made me a cake for my birthday yesterday.

Number three bolted into action, so as not to leave mom "upset". This is what he made...

Lightly toasted wheat bread with peanut butter ever-so-carefully globbed on the sides, cake sprinkles and white sugar dumped in the center, and decoratively topped with a stale marshmallow.



Do you think I ate it?

"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
For I AM the Lord your God,
The holy One of Israel, your Savior..." Isaiah 43:1b-3a

"Everyone who is called by My name,
Whom I have created for My glory;
I have formed him, yes, I have made him." Isaiah 43:7

For the one who is the Lord's there is no fear.

Why do you say, O Jacob,
And speak, O Israel:
"My way is hidden from the Lord,
And my just claim is passed over by my God"?

Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.

He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.

Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:27-31


But without faith, is is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:5-6

Jesus, Thank You.