30 Blessings...and counting

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*Note: even though my 30th birthday was on July 24th, I decided to still post this blog though it is a bit outdated.

This year I turned the big 30!  I found myself thinking and saying the typical things like "I'm going to be so old!"  It wasn't until the day before my birthday that I really knew God was telling me to change my attitude.  Instead of complaining about growing older, I felt prompted to praise Him for the many, many blessings He has poured into my life time and time again over the past 30 years.

So, I began making a list of 1 blessing or 1 highlight for every year of my life.  It was such a good time of reflection and praise.  God is so good and we so easily forget it.  I wasn't trying to be ungrateful or complaining.  Where do we get that attitude?  I realized that if I don't fight against it with praise and thankfulness, that attitude of ungratefulness will slowly creep in.  How thankful I am that we have a God who teaches us and reminds us of lessons like this.  He is gracious and deserving of all our praise.

No matter what age you are, may you take time today to not only count the blessings you have in your life but praise the One who continually rains them down on you!


Obviously on the top of my list is my husband, Luke.  He made my actual birthday very special with french toast for breakfast, beautiful flowers, unexpected gifts, a fun date which included a movie and an Italian restaurant (my favorite!)  He topped it off with a surprise party, which amazingly enough was a 100% complete surprise to me!  The party was filled with some of my favorite people in the world who truly are our extended family here in Nicaragua.





Thank you, Jesus.  You are so good to me.

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