It was my birthday the end of December. As I get older, the more ironic I find the way we celebrate birthdays. When one really thinks about it, it is almost as ridicules as the total commercialization of the Christmas holiday and the Easter Bunny. I have had birthdays where I was disappointed or depressed. And many birthdays where family and dear friends are kind enough to acknowledge my existance. But I want to do better at just being thankful on my birthday. Thankful for my life. Just to acknowledge that life in and of itself is the greatest gift Heavenly Father has given his children. No matter what, that is the ultimate gift. What am I doing with this greatest gift? Will He be pleased with me? Am I honoring my parents by the way I live every day? I am thankful for the chance to be here. My kids made my birthday great. It was on a Sunday so Mark was gone early for meetings. They got up and under Elsa's direction set up and prepared a lovely breakfast which included a special birthday mat fashioned by Elsa.
I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family and friends. My local friends are a blessing. One of my best friends is June Denny - she is almost 40 years older but our hearts are the same age! She gave me a card that I loved because on the front of it was pictured to little girls sitting together playing and I thought that is just how our spirits are - just two young girls!
I am so grateful to my parents for my life. For providing me with a home and upbringing where I was taught truth and witnessed their great examples every day. There could be no greater gift besides my life that they could have given me! And wonderful siblings. And my husband Mark is the cherry on the top of it all. Don't know how I got so lucky.
Seeing more clearly with age!
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