I just got back to work after having lunch with my dad, my step-mom, my mom, my husband, and my brother. It was wonderful. We celebrated together my birthday and told stories and laughed all together. What a fun mix of people. Tonight I am throwing myself a birthday party. A ladies only event with some of favorite girls. We are going to eat, play games, and fellowship together as we celebrate my special day. I am super excited!!Birthdays are a big deal. We don't have to make it a super lavish affair but I think birthdays should always be celebrated. It is a time to be grateful for the life we have lived so far and to eagerly expect good things for the life left to live. I never worry about growing older, I am thankful for each season as it comes and I relish experiencing all God is doing in my life right where I am at. The incredible thing about serving God is that it never gets old. It never gets stagnant if you put the effort, attention, and time into it that a relationship with the Creator of the universe deserves:)!
So I relish the season I am in. I try to learn what I need to learn in this season so I am prepared for the learning that is going to take place in the next one. I try not to take for granted the blessing of right now while planning for future ahead of me. I strive to listen to my kids, to make an eternal impact with them everyday in all their various situations. I focus to learn from my husband, to prefer him above myself, to do my part to create the type of relationship He would be pleased with. I work to be a blessing at my job, to answer the phone cheerfully, to keep my attitude right in tough situations, or just hectic ones, to facilitate peace, to bring joy, and to love the people God brings to my window everyday. I cherish my family relationships they are critically important to me and I protect them vehemently. I never want to be at strife with my family and although we seldom have issues, when they do come up I work hard to forgive quickly so that nothing comes between those relationships. I love my friends, I have a small circle of friends outside my family and I truly love them and am grateful for them. We all seem to accept each other where we are at and I find encouragement in their support of my growth as a person.
Thank you Lord for 36 years, thank you for every triumph, for every victory, for every healing, for every close call you protected me in, for every silent petition being heard and answered, for loving me, for saving me, for making my mess ups a message, for giving me blessings I don't deserve accept through you anyway. Thank you for shaping me and making me more like who you want me to be everyday I let you do work in my life. Thirty-six is going to be a great year, my best year yet, I thank God for it and for all the people He allows me to share it with, I am grateful.
Love you sweetie!!
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