{"id":2334,"date":"2011-09-27T20:25:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T00:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=2334"},"modified":"2011-09-27T20:25:59","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T00:25:59","slug":"september-23-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=2334","title":{"rendered":"September 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>There is 6 minutes left in this day that I was born&#8230; and I have to say that it was a wonderful day.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Reemas-43rd-Birthday-16.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2337\" title=\"Reema's 43rd Birthday (16)\" src=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Reemas-43rd-Birthday-16-1024x876.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Reemas-43rd-Birthday-16-1024x876.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Reemas-43rd-Birthday-16-300x256.jpg 300w, http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Reemas-43rd-Birthday-16.jpg 1117w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I love my birthday!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Is that weird? \u00a0So many people today made mention of how they love that I love my birthday&#8230; so I thought I would try and explain what it means to me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Life&#8230; the first 20+ years was rough. \u00a0It had a lot of pain and disappointment despite the love that was there. \u00a0Then there was the next 20 years&#8230; lots of changing, growing and an abundance of love and blessings. \u00a0There were still many times of hard stuff&#8230; but I was changing and growing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Maybe since I turned 40&#8230; I realized that it, life is what I make of it&#8230; the good, the bad and the really hard stuff&#8230; it&#8217;s all in my power to learn from those moments and grow from them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My birthday has become a celebration of me&#8230; by me. \u00a0Is that weird? \u00a0Maybe. \u00a0Today, I had a wonderful day. \u00a0I went to the spa and had a massage (which was fabulous) and then a facial (which wasn&#8217;t as great). \u00a0Then Sanj and I had lunch and then I spent the few hours left writing at Sanj&#8217;s office. \u00a0I loved all the Facebook greetings. \u00a0I realized that it didn&#8217;t matter what I did today&#8230; because it really is a celebration of God&#8217;s faithfulness to me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How I love my life today, at this moment. \u00a0It isn&#8217;t perfect. \u00a0Yet &#8230; I have a wonderful husband, whom I adore&#8230; and who loves me back. \u00a0I have 6 sons who makes my life a constant adventure&#8230; and they love me&#8230; just as I am &#8230; even when I am ugly.. they get over it and love me inspite of myself. \u00a0I have such joy&#8230; from all things that are in my everyday life&#8230; from my friends, family, my faith, my writing, my community&#8230; I could keep going&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yet&#8230; really God has been SO GOOD TO ME. \u00a0Regardless of whether I deserve it, He has blessed me with abundance. \u00a0Even the hard stuff, the pain, the hurts and disappointments&#8230; He has showed me how to make them into huge blessings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A birthday is a day that I can be so greatful for all the love and goodness that truly overflows from my heart&#8230; and today, I felt the love. \u00a0Today, I felt such gratitude for the gift of my life. \u00a0I am grateful that I am here. \u00a0Today&#8230; allows me to remember that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It really is a Happy Birth-day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thank You, Jesus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is 6 minutes left in this day that I was born&#8230; and I have to say that it was a wonderful day. 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