Monday, December 9, 2013

For December 9th:


“For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.” Proverbs 9:11 ESV 

It's been pretty exciting around here over the last couple of months. Three of the four of us have had major milestone birthdays! Chandler, our youngest, turned 18; Chelsea turned 21, and Curtis turned the big 50! With all these birthdays, it kind of made me think about how some people absolutely LOVE birthdays and others despise them. I've never understood why people don't like them.....I mean besides having our bodies creak and ache more, we don't function quite like we used to in our twenties, our memories are shot, and we are not as cool as we think we are, what's not to like???
But if you think about the what our birthdays really signify, it's the celebration of life! Why we were created! Period. That's it. We have lived another year in the beauty of God's creation. We are here to glorify Him. Do you have a roof over your head? Food to eat? Job? Family? Can you see? Smell? Pray? Walk? Feel? Think?  Can you talk to a friend on the phone or internet? Do you have a book to read? Can you go to church? Can you run? Talk? Play tennis? Golf? Watch TV? Work a crossword? Eat lunch with a friend? Bake something for a neighbor? Then you have something to celebrate! So instead of hiding from these days of celebrating our births, embrace them with all you have and share them with everyone!

Lesa Smith


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