My Birthday!!!
My morning started out really funky, but by 11:30am it turned around full swing. Valerie blessed me with breakfast and then when I went home Jason had a Beautiful vase of spring flowers sent to our house. He was going to have them sent to my job, but we weren't sure if the JC would be open in the afternoon (the transformer blew so all of the electricity was out.) April picked me up and we went to the Tea Room for lunch. I had my usual chicken salad sandwhich with the Bananna Foster pie for desert (April had the same thing!). It was SO much fun to see Jenna, Anna, and Dana there. April and I talked and talked and talked. It was one of those moments where you know that you are building a friendship of quality. Those moments don't happen every day, kwim? :) April went to pay for the lunch and Jenna told her that Anna was taking care of it for a bday gift. What a blessing! and what a Gift! I Love the Tea room! I got to give her a big hug in thanks. :) :) April blessed me with a GC to get my eyebrows done (whooooo hoooo), a beautiful card, and a Willow Tree figurine! She got me the Gardening Figurine. I'll explain, in a bit, why that meant so much (and it did!).
Then I went to work and got SO blessed! My coworkers gave me sweet cards, a BEAUTIFUL cake with butterflies (I so thought of you Jody :)! ), yummy smelly lotion/soap/spray stuff, and this beautiful necklace/earring set that has different color reds, and gold beads. I Love red (as most of you know) so I'm excited to wear that. I may ahve to wait till Fall comes because none of my shirts work with the length. It's a LONG necklace that you wrap twice. Pat made me her YUMMY homemade salsa, and my dear friend Amanda got me the first book of the LOTR series. I'm so excited to read it!
I went home, fed Allizah, and I had a really great conversation with my aunt Jane. We haven't talked in quite a while. I enjoyed it. AND!!! I got to hear Val's voice on our answering machine! It's been sooo long since we've talked. Way too long! At six Jason got home and we went out to Chili's with mom. Mom gave me the sweetest card... she is SO good at picking cards! It made me tear up. She gave me these beautiful gold hoop type earrings. I'm wearing them today! :) I stuffed my face the whole day and ended it with YUMMY chicken fajita's. They sang to me at the restaurant, embarrasing but necessary, LOL - and then Jason and I went home. He gave me a very sweet and heartfelt card that I plan on reading throughout the year and then he had me look up and HE GOT ME A WILLOW TREE FIGURINE! Exactly what I wanted from him! It's called, "Promise". He also gave me the cutest stuffed turtle. (It has inside meaning for us.)
Melody did my hair, Rachel gave me scripture encouragement and a journal, and Crystal gave me my first WT. It is the dreaming angel!
Now, as to what God spoke to me through my birthday. I have been really discouraged in some areas in my life. This birthday has really brought about the question, "What exactly have I accomplished within my life in my 26 years?" It's kind of haunted me. I feel like the dreams that God gave me years ago were supposed to be in fruition by now... or at least started. I have been coveting the fact that others have their own homes, families started, and more stability then I have possessed. I started to wonder if I had some how forfeited all of the visions and dreams that God gave me years ago. I thank God for being faithful to show me that all is okay and he spoke to me through three very special figurines.
The first figurine that He sent me (I believe God orchestrated each gift that I got through my friends and husband who hear God) was the dreaming angel. I believe God sent that to me to tell me to Not stop dreaming! He wants me to hold onto the visions, dreams, and promises he gave me years ago. And, to keep on dreaming. See, He used to speak to me through dreams ... and I believe that He was telling me that gift isn't dead either.
The second figurine He gave me was the gardening figurine. This promise is multifaceted also. I have always dreamt of having a home of my own where I can garden, raise Godly children, and paint to my hearts desire. lol. I've been asking Jason's mom to let me help her with her gardening (she's amazing) so that I'll know how to garden when my time comes. I had begun to believe that getting a home was never going to happen. God wanted me to know that my dream of owning a home and gardening is not dead. Also, God speaks to me about children through gardening. It's an inside comment that Jason and I have. He's been healing so many areas in my life so that I can be a mom, but there have been areas that have made me to believe would never change and thus having children wasn't going to happen. It was breaking my heart because all I've ever wanted was to be in ministry, be a Godly wife (good wife at it), and a Mother. God was telling me through that gift (I believe) that He has both for me still. I haven't forfeited that either.
Last, but certainly not least, God used Jason's gift to show me that our Marriage is a promise. (The figurine is called Promise) God is a restoring and Transforming God and the promise we gave to one another will only grow and through that promise the first two promises (figurines) will happen. God is not done with my life and even though I may be 26 - heck, God may not want to start the areas of my visions/dreams until a little later. I do believe the start is around the corner.
Plus, as Chris pointed out, Mother Theresa didn't start her ministry till she was fifty! I have plenty of time compared to her! :) :) :)
I feel very encouraged. I really do.
Then I went to work and got SO blessed! My coworkers gave me sweet cards, a BEAUTIFUL cake with butterflies (I so thought of you Jody :)! ), yummy smelly lotion/soap/spray stuff, and this beautiful necklace/earring set that has different color reds, and gold beads. I Love red (as most of you know) so I'm excited to wear that. I may ahve to wait till Fall comes because none of my shirts work with the length. It's a LONG necklace that you wrap twice. Pat made me her YUMMY homemade salsa, and my dear friend Amanda got me the first book of the LOTR series. I'm so excited to read it!
I went home, fed Allizah, and I had a really great conversation with my aunt Jane. We haven't talked in quite a while. I enjoyed it. AND!!! I got to hear Val's voice on our answering machine! It's been sooo long since we've talked. Way too long! At six Jason got home and we went out to Chili's with mom. Mom gave me the sweetest card... she is SO good at picking cards! It made me tear up. She gave me these beautiful gold hoop type earrings. I'm wearing them today! :) I stuffed my face the whole day and ended it with YUMMY chicken fajita's. They sang to me at the restaurant, embarrasing but necessary, LOL - and then Jason and I went home. He gave me a very sweet and heartfelt card that I plan on reading throughout the year and then he had me look up and HE GOT ME A WILLOW TREE FIGURINE! Exactly what I wanted from him! It's called, "Promise". He also gave me the cutest stuffed turtle. (It has inside meaning for us.)
Melody did my hair, Rachel gave me scripture encouragement and a journal, and Crystal gave me my first WT. It is the dreaming angel!
Now, as to what God spoke to me through my birthday. I have been really discouraged in some areas in my life. This birthday has really brought about the question, "What exactly have I accomplished within my life in my 26 years?" It's kind of haunted me. I feel like the dreams that God gave me years ago were supposed to be in fruition by now... or at least started. I have been coveting the fact that others have their own homes, families started, and more stability then I have possessed. I started to wonder if I had some how forfeited all of the visions and dreams that God gave me years ago. I thank God for being faithful to show me that all is okay and he spoke to me through three very special figurines.
The first figurine that He sent me (I believe God orchestrated each gift that I got through my friends and husband who hear God) was the dreaming angel. I believe God sent that to me to tell me to Not stop dreaming! He wants me to hold onto the visions, dreams, and promises he gave me years ago. And, to keep on dreaming. See, He used to speak to me through dreams ... and I believe that He was telling me that gift isn't dead either.
The second figurine He gave me was the gardening figurine. This promise is multifaceted also. I have always dreamt of having a home of my own where I can garden, raise Godly children, and paint to my hearts desire. lol. I've been asking Jason's mom to let me help her with her gardening (she's amazing) so that I'll know how to garden when my time comes. I had begun to believe that getting a home was never going to happen. God wanted me to know that my dream of owning a home and gardening is not dead. Also, God speaks to me about children through gardening. It's an inside comment that Jason and I have. He's been healing so many areas in my life so that I can be a mom, but there have been areas that have made me to believe would never change and thus having children wasn't going to happen. It was breaking my heart because all I've ever wanted was to be in ministry, be a Godly wife (good wife at it), and a Mother. God was telling me through that gift (I believe) that He has both for me still. I haven't forfeited that either.
Last, but certainly not least, God used Jason's gift to show me that our Marriage is a promise. (The figurine is called Promise) God is a restoring and Transforming God and the promise we gave to one another will only grow and through that promise the first two promises (figurines) will happen. God is not done with my life and even though I may be 26 - heck, God may not want to start the areas of my visions/dreams until a little later. I do believe the start is around the corner.
Plus, as Chris pointed out, Mother Theresa didn't start her ministry till she was fifty! I have plenty of time compared to her! :) :) :)
I feel very encouraged. I really do.