Happy birthday to our sweet Ellie
Somehow, time has marched on and, to my amazement, my eldest daughter is now thirteen years old. I would say that makes me feel old, but by the time my father was my age, I think I was in university. But I digress…
This young lady has been saving up her money and just a few days before her birthday purchased a ukulele for herself. Typically, we do a family birthday adventure where we all go and do something together. For this milestone, we decided that we would just take Ellie on a trip, just the three of us for the afternoon and evening. We spent some time wandering a mall in downtown Calgary, and finished off a gift card with some clothes that Ellie picked out for herself.
Ellie has also developed a liking for sushi. Not sure where that came from, but we took her out for supper at a Japanese restaurant.
Ellie has been trying to claim teenager status for a few years now, and it has finally become a reality. On her actual birthday, we had some family over to help celebrate. The day started with a phone call from her grandmother in New Brunswick as Ellie was getting ready for school. Ellie requested a breakfast supper, so it was waffles with whipped cream, strawberries, as well as bacon and sausage.
To my dismay, my eldest received makeup as a gift. But she also received some other nice stuff, including candy from her brother on a card he made, some fine china that her great-grandmother had owned, and lots of other things she enjoys.
The day after her birthday, she announced it was Birthday Boxing Day!
The message will be in the form of a new book series John Cross has been working on. The No Ordinary Series takes some of the content he has previously written, and reworked it into smaller bite sizes of around 45 pages each. “No Ordinary Book” starts off explaining what makes the Bible unique and why someone should study it, and the remaining 8 booklets explain the Gospel message. These books will be a great Sunday School or small group curriculum.
