Birthday Blessing

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Hello everyone,

I just wanted to start off my saying my birthday started out HORRIBLE, but I was determined to have a good day.

First my car ran out of gas on the way to Isaac's Physical therapy, I didn't want to be late so I chanced it...lets just say I learned my lesson.

Second, I got lost picking up my son (which was real scary because I thought I would never figure out where I was).

Then, I somehow melted the container that was holding the sugar and it (the sugar) ran down into the oven (the oven I just cleaned 2 nights before). I was baking my cake, because that's just want I wanted to do (my sis said I was ghetto lol).

Next, I burned myself on the oven rack when I back into it, I was trying to keep the kids from getting burned. LOL

Finally, Josh stuck a fork and ate a piece of the cake that was cooling on the counter.

Now after I ran out of gas I could have gave up and set my mind into having a bad day and made everyone in my house have a bad day as well. But I wasn't gonna let satan win that easy, he even used a very special person to annoy me today. What a jerk right?

After I got home from my party (my sis in law cooked me dinner, I didn't have to cook or clean...the best gift ever), I came home and complained to my husband. Basically he tried to offer advise and told me to suck it up. Not what I wanted to hear, but if we hear only what we want we never learn, even if it hurts. So I was IM'ing a friend and she said, "you just need time with GOD". The thing I needed to hear, I love friend who speak truth and love all my flaws.

So I sat quiet before God, and He began to remind me of all the things that matter most, all the years of wanting something. I wanted more than anything to have my family back together, for my children to be happy, and for my husband to love me and treat me like I was the most important person in the world.

As John left for work, he said, "man I love you wife". My heart was so happy, he loves me so much and that was something I tried to hard to earn. There was a time, when it was hard for him to show affection and let me know he loved me. God showed me how important I was today, that I didn't need to do anything but be myself and John would fall in love with me.

My kids mean everything, they always know how to make me smile and give hugs and kisses at just the right time. Samo kept coming out of his room saying, "ma I just need to kiss you one more time", how sweet right? Isaac was so sick  this past year, and there were times that I thought he wouldn't make it, and I was shown how truly blessed I was.

I have my family, my kids are happy and my husband absolutely adoredsme, what more do I need? He is the perfect DAD and I am grateful to be a child of God. He has given me my hearts desire, not in the exact time I thought was right. But I would not have learned to appreciate all the things I have, if I didn't have those times that I was in need.

I can honeslty say this has been the best birthday ever, I thank God for my horibble day...it is in times of suffering that we realize our dependence on HIM. I am thankful for my mom coming from California, I am thankful for my b-day dinner, I am thankful for my Yankee Candle, I am thankful for my Starbucks gift card, I am thankful for my Bath and Body Works soap. Basically I am thankful for everything!

Be blessed!

Mona