Birthday Bash

Today is my birthday...WOO HOO!
For anyone who knows me, you know the countdown has been going on for awhile. I don't think I love any day of the year more than my birthday - February 19. On this day, 29 years ago, I entered the world. Now, for those of you who know me, you know I love presents and attention and presents and celebrations and presents and parties...you get the picture. But what I truly love is that God chose to put me on this earth for such a time as this and He made me. Psalm 139 is so appropriate. I read those words today and was just amazed and how Sovereign He is and how unworthy I am.

I celebrated all day - my entire office staff was dressed in pink, my office was filled with pink balloons and pink streamer. I even got my very own pink crown and a princess wand. The theme of all my birthday cards was something about being a princess...hmmmm... What are they trying to tell me?! That I'm a wannabe?!

It's been a good day - except for my husband is sick with this flu. But, family and friends have helped me celebrate today, my most favorite day of the year.

Every year I choose a scripture, something I use as my anthem for the upcoming year. I had to make this one a good one - it's the last year in my 20's. So I've chosen Psalm 40:3, "He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord."

This verse has meant a lot to me over the past year and with the roller coaster ride of this adoption process and everything else going on in our lives, I felt it was appropriate. I want the Lord to be glorified in everything I do. I want to sing praise to Him with all my life. I want whatever God chooses to do to be something that people see as His handiwork.

"On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will gives thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many." 2 Corinthians 1:10b-11