1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

  -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV

The notes say for each verse (NIV):

5:16 "People are naturally happy on some occasions, but the Christian's joy is not dependent on circumstances. It comes from what Christ has done, and it is constant.

5:17 "For the practice of continual (or regular) prayer."

5:18 "As in v. 16, Christians are differentiated from the natural man. Becuase of what God has done, they are continually thankful whatever the circumstances."

New to Me!

65

On Wednesday, my dad turned 65 years old. We had a little celebration with my parents, Doug (my youngest brother), and Andrew. Later that evening my brother, his wife, and two girls came over and brought over Coldstone Creamery cupcakes. Thursday we celebrated again and then tonight we celebrated one last time. This time my brother Josh, Jazzy, Josh's girlfriend, Saundra, her husband, and two boys along with my youngest brother, parents, and Andrew celebrated at a park. Throughout the days of celebration, Andrew and I compiled pictures and quotes from nieces and nephews for two gifts for my dad. The first was a current collage of my dad's grandchildren. He was wanting updated pictures so we did this once again in collage form. The second was 65 things the grandchildren loved about their grandpa. Worked out great for each of the 5 grandchildren because they had 13 things to come up with to say about their grandpa. Here are a few pictures from his celebrations.

You can enlarge the last two photos to see the photos close up or read what my nieces and nephews said about their grandpa (my dad)!!!!