Today I am grateful for:
- Birthdays. Today is mine! I won't tell the universe my age, but I am happy to celebrate another birthday. It's been a great day filled with well wishes from family, friends, cards, and a yummy coconut cake. I grew up with a young lady named Vanessa. Vanessa died from lupus at the tender age of 22. I always think about how God has blessed me to live more than twice as long as Vanessa, and I often wonder why me and not her. I can't answer that, but suffice it to say I am truly grateful for this day.
- Mom. My custom is to call my mom on my birthday to say "thank you". I do this because I think birthdays are more about the choice a mother made to give life. So to my own children, I expect three calls in 2009, God willing. :-)
- Opportunity. I am grateful that God always opens doors of opportunity for us, even when we don't readily recognize them. Once we do, our job is to walk through. I'm walking!
- Birds. We have a bird feeder in the backyard, and it's been too cold for the birds to visit. Well, we had a visitor this week and it put a smile on my face to watch my little furry friend feast without effort.
- Laughter. It's a wonderful thing to be able to laugh. Laughter, according to the Bible, is merry medicine. Today has been filled with laughter. Andrew, my middle grandson, gave me a big laugh because he just flatly refused to sing on the phone. Even though I cajoled him repeatedly to sing to his nana, he said, "Hey, I said Happy Birthday, Nana. That's all I can do."
Stay grateful,
Dr. Angela aka "The Purpose Professor"
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