Birthday

Today is my birthday.  I will be on an airplane flying over the Atlantic from Barcelona to home.  But I will be thinking about other things in other places.  So today I am going to give you my birthday gift.  Choose the one you like.

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Richard Gambino

I’ve always thought that a child’s birthdate should be marked by that child as a day when they give gifts to their mother for ‘birthing’ them into this life. I don’t understand why we get the gifts as the child when we should celebrate our mothers on that day we were born. I know we have “Mothers Day” but that is a community celebration in that I spend a great deal of that day with that special greeting to every mother I see that day. But the day you were born? Your mom set in motion a relationship that is like non other…or should I say, uniquely models a relationship that is Godly.

If my mother was still here with me… I would re-gift one of those beautiful photos of yours Skip, to her on my next birthday.

Enjoy yours Skip and thank you for the beautiful gift!

Ron

Richard, I agree, On my birthday I prefer to give gifts to others (the logic being to make sure they would be happy I had been born) But I like really Your point about mother.

Marci

On my 21st birthday I presented my mother with roses…for that very reason

Ester

Yom Holedet Sameach, Skip!
Thank you for your gift- the first/top picture of beautiful sunset for me!
My gift to you- ABBA’s continuous outpouring of richest blessings, insights of His truths, wisdom and watch over you!

Donald B

A happy and blessed birthday Skip and thank you for the wonderful teaching you bring to us daily. May YHVH give you the strength to carry on for many more years yet. You such a blessing to so many people all around the world.

Donald B

Oops ! it should read you are such a blessing

Claudette

Happy birthday, Skip. May your blessings be many more.

Rebeca

Happy Birthday, Skip, and for many more! Thank you for your serving in rightly dividing YHWH words to us. Greatly appreciate it!

Helen

Thank you for blessing us all on your birthday Skip, with these beautiful photographs of our Father’s incredible creation. May your journey today and your year ahead bring you ever closer to Him and His shalom…

Carol

Happy Birthday Skip and may God bless you with many more.

Tami

Happy birthday Skip! Praying safe travels and that you have a blessed birthday. I thank YHWH always for finding your site that helps me dive deeper in the Hebrew meanings of His words. Continued blessing to you!

George and Penny Kraemer

Happy Birthday Skip, Thank you for your friendship and the knowledge, wisdom and understanding you bring to us each day. Long may you continue. Have to go with the last picture as it is so quintessential Canadian.

Gayle Johnson

Happy Birthday to you, Skip! Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures. I will take the second one. I admire the big cats and look forward to the day when they are no longer predators to be feared.

Blessings to you and your family, for all time.

Kevin Rogers

Happy Birthday Skip from NZ. Thanks for the gift ? Too much choice.
Fly safe
God bless you.
Kevin

Bob Hartner

Happy birthday Skip. I hope you had a fabulous trip to Barcelona! 🙂 God bless you my friend! Also, I choose the first picture with the water & the orange sky! 🙂

Donna R.

Blessings to you on your birth day, Skip! Wherever you are, wherever you go, may YHWH bless you and keep you and give you the desires of His heart for you:) Shalom Shalom!! Beautiful pictures! Thank you!

Jeannie

Happy Birthday and a safe trip home! Thank you for a wonderful picture.

Mark F

Hard to choose, but I like the the Big Kitty. I am blessed that you were born Skip. Your obedience to the Word has helped me to open my eyes wider on this journey. Shalom my Brother and Friend.

Jane Clifton

Skip thanks, Happy Birthday. There is nothing on here to choose. Yah Bless you with many more years.

Nita

Thank you, Skip, for the gifts of sharing these beautiful views through your lens and that we get to see what you see. Not only do you do that with your photography but with your teaching, sharing, and insights. What a blessing!

John King

Happy Birthday Skip, and thank you for sharing the beautiful pictures! Safe travels!

Regards,
John K.

laurita hayes

Dear Skip,
Thank you for choosing life. I also want to thank your Creator and your parents and your wife, too. For all that you are and for all that you have been faithful to have been such an important part of making who I am possible. I am grateful.

David F

Happy Birthday Skip! Thanks for the sacrifices you make in bringing the Truth of YHWH’s Word to this little community in Port St Joe, and abroad! SO hard to pick ONE favorite pic! They all tell of His Majesty!!

Regina

Happy Birthday and thank you for the beautiful pic as gifts to us. 🙂

Kristin

Happy Birthday, Skip! Thanks for all you do for this community. The pictures are fantastic! I love them all, but I would choose the desert photo since that is where I’ve been since 2005. lol . . . I laugh, but that picture speaks volumes. Thank you for capturing the wonder that is YHVH through your lens. Just beautiful!

Stephen C

You are a gift! If I remember correctly you mentioned you’re family lineage is Norwegian. So let me post this to honor you and your heritage.

Here are the lyrics. First the Norwegian Happy Birthday song originally written by Margrethe Munthe, then roughly translated into English.

Hurra for deg som fyller ditt år!
Ja, deg vil vi gratulere!
Alle i ring omkring deg vi står,
og se, nå vil vi marsjere,
bukke, nikke, neie, snu oss omkring,
danse for deg med hopp og sprett og spring,
ønske deg av hjertet alle gode ting!
Og si meg så, hva vil du mere?
Gratulere!

Hurray for you for celebrating your birthday!
Yes, we congratulate you!
We all stand around you in a ring,
And look, now we’ll march,
Bow, nod, curtsy, we turn around,
Dance for you and hop and skip and jump!
Wishing you from the heart all good things!
And tell me, what more could you want?
Congratulations!

ZK

Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful day!

Michael C

Blessings to you and your wonderful family. Thanks for being a leader, a rabbi, a friend, a mentor, a teacher, and a fellow traveler. You have taken me and my friends to wonderful places. As you travel, I extend my heart and prayers for health, safety, and a fruitful time for YHVH. Thanks for showing us an example of how to walk in his ways.

Shalom

Monica

Happy birthday Skip, my pick is the dessert scene, it reminds me of the children of going through the dessert for forthy years their sandals and clothing never wore out, YAH sustained them all the way even through their disobediences, what an awesome YAH we serve! Enjoy ur day with lots of love and blessings from above. I

Monica

Sorry children of Israel!

Tanya Oldenburg

Happy birthday Skip! The photos are all beautiful. I think the sand and sky is my favorite. Thank you. And thank you for all the ways you challenge me. I appreciate you. SHALOM!

Coral Lea Rutar

I have spent time with you for two years plus on your website. I praise YHVH daily as I read your words, His words, and thank Him for the breath He put into you…you are an obedient Son! Bless you! Be’ahava, be’shalom always!

Rusty

Happy birthday Skip!