My Birthday
When I was a kid I counted down the days til my birthday dreaming of the gifts I would unwrap. It was all about the gifts! Now that I am a adult, things have changed. My birthday sneaks up on me because I simply have too much going on to count down the days! What really changed it for me was the year I had my son just 6 days before my birthday. It was the best present I had ever received! Holding my newborn in my arms the year I turned 26, was the present to top all presents. I knew nothing would ever top that one. Each of my children are like that to me. How could I possibly look forward to gifts when I already had the best gifts of all!
Each year on my birthday, I find myself in a Thanksgiving mood. I want to be around all of my friends & family, not for the gifts they could bring, but because they themselves are my gifts from God. I find myself wanting to buy gifts for friends to tell them how grateful I am to have them in my life. I mean what would there be to celebrate about my life if not for the people God has given me that makes life so great? Looking back to the day I was born doesn't mean anything to me. Looking at what I have received since being born is what matters to me. In 31 years I have received so many blessings that I have a millions reasons to celebrate. God has given me 31 years filled with countless blessings & that's what I celebrate. My birthday simply symbolizes the day it all began! My friends, my kids, my husband, my Savior, those are why I celebrate with a sincerely thankful heart.
So on my birthday when the attention is turned to me, I want to use the opportunity to say thank you to all those in my life. You are my gifts. You are why I celebrate. You are why I will spend my birthday thanking God for all He has given me. Each day is like unwrapping a new gift. So if you tell me happy birthday, don't be surprised when I respond with thank you for being what makes my life wonderful! When I blow out my candles, I won't be making a wish because I already have everything I could ever possibly wish for. I lack nothing & I want for nothing. Gods grace is sufficient & His blessings are the presents that will last forever!
So it's not Happy Birthday to me, it's Happy 31 years of abundant blessings! Thank you all for being a part of my life & thank you God for all my years overflowing with blessings!
Kristy!
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Each year on my birthday, I find myself in a Thanksgiving mood. I want to be around all of my friends & family, not for the gifts they could bring, but because they themselves are my gifts from God. I find myself wanting to buy gifts for friends to tell them how grateful I am to have them in my life. I mean what would there be to celebrate about my life if not for the people God has given me that makes life so great? Looking back to the day I was born doesn't mean anything to me. Looking at what I have received since being born is what matters to me. In 31 years I have received so many blessings that I have a millions reasons to celebrate. God has given me 31 years filled with countless blessings & that's what I celebrate. My birthday simply symbolizes the day it all began! My friends, my kids, my husband, my Savior, those are why I celebrate with a sincerely thankful heart.
So on my birthday when the attention is turned to me, I want to use the opportunity to say thank you to all those in my life. You are my gifts. You are why I celebrate. You are why I will spend my birthday thanking God for all He has given me. Each day is like unwrapping a new gift. So if you tell me happy birthday, don't be surprised when I respond with thank you for being what makes my life wonderful! When I blow out my candles, I won't be making a wish because I already have everything I could ever possibly wish for. I lack nothing & I want for nothing. Gods grace is sufficient & His blessings are the presents that will last forever!
So it's not Happy Birthday to me, it's Happy 31 years of abundant blessings! Thank you all for being a part of my life & thank you God for all my years overflowing with blessings!
Kristy!
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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