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Choosing To Celebrate

7/6/2016

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​“Happy Birthday!” 
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As a kid, I remember being so excited to celebrate my birthday each year. I mean, who doesn’t love getting gifts, eating too much cake and ice cream, and spending time with people who love them? 
 
As a kid, if someone asked me “How old are you?” I would proudly tell them my age. Sometimes, I might even correct them - “No, I’m not 7. I’m 7 1/2.” Adults, though, don’t seem to proudly announce their age, and they rarely brag about their “half-birthdays.”  Why is this? 
 
Why is it that when we are kids we can’t wait to be older, but the older we get the more we think about being young again?
 
Maybe it’s because we yearn to go back to the days when things were simpler….the days when our biggest concerns were what to play with next…the days when others took care of us and the world seemed safe… the days when our hearts didn’t know what it felt like to be broken….the days when dreaming was encouraged and anything seemed possible.
 
Birthdays are all about celebrating life. Ironically, it took losing my mom to give me a new perspective about celebrating.
 
I've learned that we shouldn’t wait for birthdays to celebrate life. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Psalm 139:16 says, “Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” God knows the number of our days, and that means each day we are alive He has a purpose for us.
 
Sometimes it’s easy to celebrate. Other days, not so much. In fact, some days celebrating seems impossible. Our circumstances may not lend themselves to celebrating, but we can choose to celebrate other things….

  • Each day we can choose to celebrate the fact that we exist for a reason. It doesn’t mean we won’t have struggles. It means we can have hope because we know there is purpose in those struggles.

  • Each day we can choose to celebrate the fact that we are given more time to connect with those around us…to share our story and become a part of someone else’s story.

  • Each day we can choose to celebrate the fact that we have the opportunity to show love to others…to let them know they are valued and that their lives also matter.
 
On the days we don’t feel like celebrating, we must remember that if God gave us those days, He must still have a reason for us being here.
 
We can choose to celebrate that our story is written by a loving author, and that each page/chapter has a purpose. 
 
Celebration is a choice. What will you choose to celebrate today?
4 Comments
PATTY lynn
7/7/2016 02:41:50 am

Thank you julie once again you have hit the nail on the head today I was awake by tears from a dream that scared me (well I think it actually awaked me to my circumstances )but never the less it's time for me to start living each day as if it was tomarrow is not given n be HAPPY for today God has been bringing people into my life lately that has words of wisdom.So I thank God for you today with your thoughts. God Bless you

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Julie
7/7/2016 10:35:20 am

Patty, I'm sorry you had such a tough night. It's so easy to worry about tomorrow instead of staying focused on the present. I'm thankful God has been bringing people in your life to speak words of encouragement and wisdom. We all need those type of people. They can pick us up when we fall, but they will also be there to help us celebrate.

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Andrea
7/8/2016 12:16:10 am

Hola Jewels,

I like calling you Jewels, and spelling it that way because that is how I see you- like a sparking beauty.

You are so right about celebration!

It seems so easy to get caught up in the I have to´s, and I should´s in life.

Today I am celebrating the time that I took with Elías to read in Spanish, find music videos, and actually practice some translation on Duolingo. I am celebrating this beautiful bilingual boy!

I celebrate his learning to be responsible through taking care of a neighbor´s dog for 5 days.

I celebrate and I feel thankful.

Lots of Love,
Andrea

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Julie
7/8/2016 09:45:12 am

Hola Andrea!
I love your nickname for me and how you spell it. :) Those are great things to be thankful for. Elias is blessed to have you as his mom and to grow up in a bilingual home. Mantener la celebración!

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