Thirty-Four

So, yesterday was my birthday. Now for those who know me, you know that I can sometimes let birthdays get to me...you know the whole getting-older thing. But this year was one of the good ones. I have such a sense of peace and fulfillment about where I am at in life. Normally I have such a sense of urgency about what I wish I had accomplished by this time in my life. But this year I am so content right where I am at. I love my boys at 7 months and 2 years old. I love that my Aaron and I are coming up on 5 years of marriage, and they have been blessed years filled with great memories and foundation building. I love that I have amazing family that love me, Aaron and my boys (and some of them just moved so much closer). I love that I have faithful, loyal, true blue friends from all the stages and seasons of my life. Some are near and some are far, but I need them all and know they will always be there for me. I love that for almost my entire life I have known that God loves me, walks beside me, lives in me, talks to me, protects me, provides for my needs and gives me peace and strength through all of life's ups and downs. I love where I live and the fact that there is endless possibilites for new experiences. There are still so many new things I look forward to doing, and at the same time so many things I look forward to doing over and over again. I love that we have a church that we look forward to going to when we are able to make it. So....I am going to soak up this moment...realize how blessed I am.....enjoy the here and now....and just be thirty-four. For my birthday, we all went to Cheesecake Factory with the Inksters.

And then we went to Barnes and Nobles for coffee, and a little book browsing. Such a great end to a great day.