Hey best friend, how are you? This is your special birthday message! Happy, happy birthday to you! (You might read this the day before your birthday at your party!) Time for me to write what I love about you friend.
You are always there when I need advice or encouragement. We always have the best conversations when spending the night at each others houses, and I will never forget that. You are such an amazing friend Alexa, and even through these times of uncertainty, you have stayed positive, and you and your cousin came up with such a good idea! I'm sure the God's Girls podcast has helped everyone during this time to not only have some words of encouragement to listen to, but also hopefully some have come to know God and every good thing that he does for us. Aivlinn and Alexa, keep spreading your love for God!
Happy Birthday from me, on the piano!
Alexa, wherever you go in life, I know God will be with you and you will do great things! Happy Birthday! I'm so thankful for such a sweet friend as you! I hope you enjoy my card and the slips of paper with words of positivity. Thank you so much for everything you do! Here is a short story I wrote for you!
"Molly? Come downstairs for a minute!" Abigail called to her sister. Molly ran down the stairs to see what Abigail wanted.
"Yes!" Molly thought her sister would be holding her birthday present, but instead she was holding something else. It was the Bible. "What did you want me to come down for? I don't see my birthday present!"
Abigail sighed, "Yes, you do." Molly's sister showed her the Bible and handed it to Molly.
"What kind of present is this?" Molly wondered aloud. "I already have plenty of Bible's and I don't need another one."
"That's not for you, but it is your present. If you can give that Bible to someone you don't know by the end of the week, I'll give you your real birthday present," Abigail explained. "If you can't give it away to a new home, then I'll just have to save your gift for next year."
"That's so unfair!" Molly whined. "I don't think anyone is gonna take a Bible from me, and I want my present!"
"Are you trying to run away like Jonah did? This is a task for God, and you should be happy to do something for God even if it is your birthday."
Now it was Molly's turn to sigh, "Why can't I just have my present? You know I don't like talking to strangers!"
"Calm down Molly! God gave us everything we have, yet what do we give Him in return? This is your chance to do something for God! I suggest you take it and He will be so happy! You know what to do. Come to me once you have finished and be sure to have proof that you gave the Bible away." With that being said, Abigail walked to her room while Molly stood there dumbfounded.
"What a horrible birthday!"
The lesson I want everyone to learn from this short story is that when you have a chance to do something for God, even if it is on your birthday, you should take it. God has done so much for us, and we will never be able to give Him enough in return, but we can at least do something. So, if God asks you do carry out His word on your birthday, say yes!
Alexa, that was just a story with a good meaning that I made up. It doesn't mean God will ask you do something for your birthday, but it is an idea. Anyway, I hope you have a great birthday! Thank you so much for all you do! You are amazing and spread the word of God!!
"Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him." -Psalm 34:8
~Sincerely, Ella
HAPPY (early) BIRTHDAY ALEXA!!!!