Happy Birthday to ME!

 Today I turn 31!  It’s been a year of growth and exploration.  A year of learning and experiencing.  I am becoming more and more the woman I know I need to be.

Today I am so thankful for the friendships that have developed over the last year.  I am thankful for the wonderful people that God has put in my life.  These people have supported me, helped me, guided me, angered me and pushed me just a little.  I needed all these things.

Today I am proud of myself.  Not a prideful proud, but an “I have accomplished”, an “I am worthy”, an “I”m a good wife and mom” proud.  I didn’t do these things on my own.  God and the people He put in my life have helped me.  My husband.  My children.  My church family.

What have I accomplished?  What am I proud of?  The learning my children are getting.  My housekeeping skills that are improving.  My femininity that is re-developing.  The ways I am finding to give back to my community.  The fact that I recognize that I am giving back in little ways but these seemingly little ways may be big to others.  I am teachable.  I love to learn.  I am healing and allowing healing to take place.  I am getting more active in the community.

I’ve also learned some things that I am NOT.  I am not a good cook.  I can cook but it’s not very flavorful.  I am not very domestic.  I’d way sooner learn something or teach something.  It is a skill I can work on and develop, but I don’t much care for it.

Knowing these things goes a long way into developing and knowing who I am and who I am not.  Knowing that I’m not good at something, gives me the freedom to say no if asked to do that specific something and offer to do something that I am good at.  Knowing what I am good at, allows me to bless my church and community better.

So here’s to a great year gone by.  And to an even better year yet to come!

CHEERS!

Happy Birthday to me!

Striving to learn and live God’s purposes,