Thank you to everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes! I tried to respond to every one individually because I believe if someone has taken the time to wish me a happy birthday, the least I can do is acknowledge their post. I hope I didnt miss anybody! I had a difficult morning with this being my first birthday without my Dad to share it with, but when I went to Panera for breakfast this morning, I forced myself to compose a list of all of the blessings in my life. It was a great exercise and I was able to stop feeling sorry for myself. Here are some of the blessings I listed during that exercise. I have been given another day. It was a beautiful, cool morning. I have a husband that loves me more today than when we were first married. I have a son whom I adore and who makes me proud every day of the man he has become. My mom is still alive and reasonably healthy and active at 85 years old. Im blessed by siblings that I love. I have two dogs that adore me - and the feeling is mutual! I am blessed with great friends! I saw a clip of Peyton Manning this morning and he was at a Broncos practice and he was dancing in front of the press and his teammates like nobody was watching. It was fantastic and made me smile! Almost 100 Facebook friends wished me a Happy Birthday today! I have a job that I love and a congregation of people that make it a joy to serve them. I get to work for God!!! I just heard the song Amazing Grace on TV. It was one of my Dads all-time favorite hymns. It is fitting that I heard it on his birthday when he is in my thoughts. And finally ... I am happy, healthy and loved. Who could ask for more? By doing this exercise I was completely able to turn my attitude and outlook around. I plan to do it every year on my birthday first thing when I wake up!
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 23:59:36 +0000
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