Year O' Fun Birthday Part 2

I really am blessed. Between school and tennis practice, my mom made a wonderful dinner, my parents and Andrew gave me presents, and I received flowers from an aunt, uncle, and cousin. There were many notes and phone calls, one of my favorite being my neice singing happy birthday over the phone. It's so easy to focus on the negative in daily life: this or that didn't go well, I didn't like his attitude, the day didn't go as I planned. But today I am reminded to think about what beautiful things I have been given: my family, my friends, my ministry in and outside of work. Life is good. Thanks be to God.