Oh, just wanted to add. My just us moms group, that I have belonged to for almost 5 yrs has all wished me a happy birthday. And also my stamping up consultant Elizabeth and some great military wives I know from my group militarywives4christ.com. Also, my sweet friend Matthew, who turns 71 Tomorrow!! Happy early birthday Matthew!! 

Happy Birthday to Me...

Well, Today is the big day, my 30th birthday. This is a day that I thought would be special...ya know, kinda a milestone birthday. I really don't care about being 30, I can remember when I was little and my mom was turning thirty, you would've thought someone had died she was so upset and sad. A couple years ago, I threw a surprise birthday party for a friend of mine that turned 30...no one has done that for me, leaving me very disappointed. I know this sounds pathetic, but hey, this is my blog, and I will cry if I want to...LOL. Not one of my friends has called me to say happy birthday, my best friend did call, but she didn't remember my birthday, so I didn't say anything. My parents haven't even called, neither has my only sister. I guess I am forgettable. My husband was sweet and left me a birthday card on the kitchen counter this morning, and took me out to dinner at ruby tuesdays. Even the boys were so sweet today, they both helped me out in the yard, pulling weeds and stuff. I guess I am just a little sad, last year, back in Virginia, our neighbor had a 30th birthday party, the whole culdesac was filled up like a parking lot, and we had a big culdesac. I need to just rejoice in my heart that God has blessed me, so that I may bless others. This may be God wanting me to be more sympathetic to all others in the future on special occasions. If that is why everyone has forgotten, well, then that is ok with me....But I think I need some "forgivenall." 

YOU WERE PLANNED FOR GOD’S PLEASURE

This is from the reading I did today, from “The Purpose Driven Life.” This chapter really made me smile as I read it today.

CHAPTER 8

Purpose #1 YOU WERE PLANNED FOR GOD’S PLEASURE

* They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3 (NIV)
* You created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created. Revelation 4:11 (NLT)
* For the LORD takes delight in His people: He crowns the humble with salvation. Psalm 149:4 (NIV)

Wow, God created us for His pleasure, not to rule over us, or to bully us, but because it pleased Him to do so. Wow, that gives me a warm fuzzy. After reading chapter 8 of the PDL, I know that my first purpose in life is to bring enjoyment to God with my life. When we begin to fully understand this truth, there is no more room for feeling insignificant, unimportant, or like you have no purpose in life. Just this morning, before reading this, on the way to take my son to school, I was pouting inside about feeling unimportant as a stay at home mom, asking God, “What is my Purpose, it can’t be just this?” Only for Him to reveal this truth to me in today’s reading of “The Purpose Driven Life.”

From the scriptures above, we know that we were created for God’s pleasure and his glory. One thing we can do to bring God glory and pleasure is to abide in him, to live every moment for Him as an act of Worship. Something as little as cleaning your house can be done to the glory of God, and for his pleasure…how? Place it before God as an offering, keep your thoughts constantly on Him, and perform your daily tasks with an awareness of His presence.

Rick Warren said this about his wife: “When I first fell in love with my wife, I thought of her constantly: while eating breakfast, driving to school, attending class, waiting in line at the market, pumping gas – I could not stop thinking about this woman! I often talked to myself about her and thought about all the things I loved about her. This helped me feel close to Kay even though we lived several hundred miles apart and attended different collages. By constantly thinking of her, I was abiding in her love. This is what real worship is all about – falling in love with Jesus.” (Page 67 The Purpose Driven Life)

Ask yourself this daily: “What common task could I do for the glory of God, and do as if I were doing it directly for Jesus?”