Happy 10th Birthday Marie!!!

Marie's birthday started on Saturday, when Daddy took Marie and Sarah,a cousin, to town.

 First they went to DQ for a blizzard. Then they went to the  Marvin Home center. From what Marie said, they had lots and lots of fun.

Every girl's dream...a date with Daddy:)

10 Things you might not know about Marie:

  1.She Loves to talk with friends, cousins, siblings...just about anyone:) 2. Her favorite hymn is" God's Perfect Lamb" 3. Her Favorite Bible verse is Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee, be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid neither be thou dismayed, for the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest. 4. Her favorite game to play is Phase Ten. 5. Cool places that Marie has been to are, Gooseberry Falls, Split Rock Lighthouse, Niagara Falls, The Mennonite Village, Mount Rushmore(she was a baby at the time and probably does not remember it:), The Mall of America:), and Big Sandy, Texas. 6. Her Favorite Animal is the horse ( must be just about every girl's favorite animal at one time or another:) 7. Likes to play football with her brothers and sisters. 8. Loves to write e-mails to her brother that is oversees. 9. Wishes that someday she could visit Washington D.C.10. Her absolutely favorite Bible story is Esther.                                                      

Like last year Marie requested a castle cake. Every year Mom gets better and better at decorating it, though it is always different from year to year:)

Marie with some of her new gifts. One of her favorite gifts, was talking on the phone to her older brothers: Benjamin called just as we were singing "Happy Birthday" to her.  Then she got another treat on Monday when Reuben called...what fun! 

I Timothy 4:12

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Proverbs 20:11

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

 Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth,

Happy Birthday Marie!! May you grow into a godly young lady that glorifies God with her life.