47 is good

Even I was cute at one time....this is a photo of me when I was maybe 3 or 4 years old. Wouldn't it be great if everyone could stay as cute as they were when they were little?

Today is my 47th birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!
I don't know why I feel so happy about my birthday this year. Perhaps it's because last year on my birthday I was on a cruise ship in Alaska and it was so much fun. Thus giving me the expectation that all birthdays will be wonderful and glamorous from here on. Though I don't have any big party or anything planned I feel a joy in my soul and gratitude to God for giving me life.

So much of my life is blessed. Can I say that? Isn't ALL of my life blessed?
Let me rephrase: My life is blessed.

Here are some of my current blessings: I live in San Diego. The weather here is really fantastic compared to St. Louis where I was raised.
I am near the ocean and I do love the ocean.

God is my best friend. Talk about having connections.....

I've had way more than my fair share of adventure around the world in previous years.

I have a bunch of parrots that God gave to me as a gift. They fill my need for color and also animals in my daily life.

I have a gift for making very little go a long way. That, or God is multiplying my stuff and I am simply not noticing.

Contrary to my youth, I really love my own character. God made me unique and I would rather be me than anyone else. Took me a lot of years to decide that I am wonderfully made and not a big mistake.

I still love adventure. Anything new, anything I have not done before, I'll try any food, I am fearless in many ways.

I anticipate good things to come to me from God. Hope is the word. A little dose of hope carries me a vast distance and refreshes my soul.

I am grateful for today.
Thank you God for giving my life to me and YOUR LIFE to me.
Being 47 is good.

GratefulJoy