Friday, December 04, 2009

34 Blessings, one for each year

Today, I am another year older.

Sure, I wish I was thinner. I wish I was stronger. I wish that I still wasn't getting zits at my age.

But instead, I am going to count my blessings for each year that I've been alive. I am going to be grateful for the things in my life that I have, and the things that I can still change. And I'm especially thankful for the love of my family.

Most of all, I'm not going to worry about enjoying a piece of birthday cake today because it's "not on plan". I am going to savour each bite, and celebrate another year of being alive today. Because if we can't enjoy special occasions, we can't enjoy anything, right?

With that, I am off to enjoy the day with my family. And count some more blessings.

10 comments:

Rebecca said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONJA!!!

enjoy a piece for me too!!!

Enz said...

Happy Birthday!

Life is too short to stress about a piece of birthday cake!

Jaime said...

Happy birthday! Enjoy yourself!

Christy said...

Happy Happy birthday to a wonderful friend. It gave me goosebumps to hear you talk about your blessings. We all need to remember them more often. Enjoy your cake, you've earned it. Have a wonderful birthday with a perfect family that you should be so proud of!!

Kim said...

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! :)

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday. Hope you have a wonderful day with your family.

Sheridan said...

happy bday Lill Miss Canada! Hope you had a wonderful day! x

All Women Stalk said...

Super Belated Happy Birthday. Hope the first few days of your new year went okay.

-Denise

JavaChick said...

Happy birtday [belated] and good for you! I hope you enjoyed your cake. :)

Teresa said...

Belated Happy Birthday. Hope you had a wonderful weekend of celebration. All the best for a great year.