Today is my birthday and no one I know has even rememberd to wish me Happy Birthday

or anything!

But I'm a "big girl," so I've grown out of getting gifts/cards over the years, but 2 simple words shouldn't matter that much should they?

Then why am I almost in TEARS as I write this??  Not even my husband said anything to me this morning when I woke up for work! We are not at odds or anything like that! We just celebrated our 1yr anniversary this past Sunday and had a WONDERFUL & delightful evening, and were pondering what a celebratory this week was gonna be: anniversary AND my birthday all in the same week!  He even knows because we've been talking about getting the new iPhone and how cool it is that it was being released ON MY BIRTHDAY! We've been seeing the commercials on tv reminding that hey, JUNE 29, the iPhone is out!! That's FRIDAY, my birthday--the big day!!

When he came to pick up my check on my lunch break to deposit in the bank....not a word.  My children were with him and I was just telling them the other day that FRIDAY is the big day (they are 13 & 9).  They greeted me, but no "Happy Birthday Mommie" from them either!

I don't really expect much from other folks on stuff like this, but my own family who I care for an a DAILY basis?? And yet they expect ME to remember EVERYTHING that concerns them and would just FALL APART if I EVER forgot their birthday, Christmas or whatever significant thing in their world!

Now, the rational, "mature," thick-skinned adult in me says, "Hey, let it roll off! No big deal! The greatest gift you could ever recieve is LIFE!  Your Father & Lord remembered you today! You are in good health, and you are blessed by leaps & bounds, regardless of what you may not have or who didn't say what!  BE THANKFUL for the TRUE riches you have in life...the things that REALLY matter!

Love & respect... of your friends & family...hey, just cuz they don't remember your birthday doesn't mean they don't love you, right?! 

Peace of mind & spirit.....you don't have to live in fear or worry about your life; watching your back, wondering if someone is going to attack you for some wrong you've done!

Wisdom/Knowledge.....look at all you've learned over the years ~ the lessons, and obstacles you have overcome!! When you were lost & without guideance, remember how the Lord was Lamp unto your feet & a LIGHT unto your path leading you to exactly where you needed to be!!   How the Lord has kept you in tact & on track!! ---and has revealed so much wisdom to you to be the leader you are to even be ABLE to speak into the lives of others and make life-changing impact on the lives of those around you!

Protection..... from the wicked one & your enimies (motivated by the same).....the potholes and traps that were set that did not entrap me ~ think of all the weapons that formed, but never prosperd! 

Provision....the abundance of resources that the Lord blessed you with in all the times of apparent lack! During your financial famines, the Lord STILL provided you a feast!

 Joy..... in times of sadness & distress; when you should have been broken and depressed ~ you were filled with joy in the very face of it all!!

             These are the TRUE gifts of life that have been given to you CONTINUALLY---not just for a day!

How the Lord celebrates your existance everyday since the day you woke up into conciousness; how you have been His desire and delight to watch grow up in Him!

As I've written this, my tears have dried, because in the writing this, the Spirit has already answered my question of what REALLY matters....

                                      My relationship/life with HIM

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