It will be an intimate family celebration, so although small, it will be very special.
We will be thanking G-d for Claudia's 12 years.
It will be a night of praise and worship, prayer, blessings and great food!
Most of all, it will be a night when we re-dedicate Claudia to the L-rd.
With G-d as our guest of honor for this special occasion, I know that it will be memorable for her.
She will read a portion of the Torah, and she will preach about memorable women in the Bible, such as Ruth, Hannah and Esther. Then she will read her letter of gratitude to G-d.
She has been working on it for the past few days, and I know that Claudia has a lot to thank G-d for.
Claudia's Hebrew name is Ayelet, which means "musical instrument," as in Psalms 22:1 and I'll be talking a bit about that.
As Messianic Jews we will also be taking "santa cena" at home as a family. Most Messianic Jews do this, and we are not the exception. As part of this celebration we simply cannot leave out the importance of Yeshua's sacrifice, and Claudia needs to understand the importance of what He did for us.
Then of course prayer will follow, along with blessings and dinner.
This is not about how pretty or perfect, or fancy or expensive it all turns out to be. Of course we have strived to give her a memorable evening and I did save myself a great deal of money thanks to G-d's unfailing wisdom.
However, this is about Claudia's heavenly Abba and about her current and future reltionship with Him.
It's about teaching her how to place G-d first in her life.
While other people focus on parties, dj's and big events with lots of guests, we wanted to put our focus on what's really important. Of course, after this dinner, once Pesach is over, Claudia will have the opportunity to have a blast with her friends at a waterpark resort in Orlando, which I think is way more fun! It will be an awesome pajama party for Claudia, her friends and of course, for us moms too!
Our priority right now?
HaShem.
For who would we be without Him?
Teaching never stops and even through a celebration we choose to teach the children in our family that their special day is not entirely about them, but also about the One who made it all possible.
Wow. I praise Him for my children.
I praise Him for the opportunity to honor Him through them.
G-d, we love You.
We will set a place for You at our table...
Thank You so much for Claudia's 12 wonderful years!
