Happy Birthday to You, You Belong in a Zoo!

I'm not one to publicize my own birthday.  My motto for most of my life has been "Lay Low."  But this year is special.  I am FORTY today!!!!! 

I am really excited about this.  I have always been perfectly alright with birthdays.  Getting "old" is not a problem for me.  I think it's a shame when people get hung-up on their age and let it cripple them.  More than likely, these people have something to live for, they've just forgot in all the fuss over their age.

I definitely feel blessed.  Here I am with five kids, a great husband, I get to be at home with my kids all day, every day.  There is a possibility for more babies in the future, watching them all grow-up, GRANDKIDS one of these days!  Let me tell you that 20 years ago, I would have NEVER imagined the life for me that I live now.  Never.  EVER.  I mean, how could I have ever imagined how good I could actually have it?  I had no clue what blessings children were, I had no clue how good a marriage could be and that it would cause me to grow, mature and seek God in a way I never had before.  It reminds me of 1 Corinthians 2:9:
But as it is written:
   "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
   Nor have entered into the heart of man
   The things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

AMEN!  I had no idea what God had in store for me, and I get all giggly thinking about what He could have prepared for me in the coming years.  Man, He is so good!

So today I am truly celebrating being the big FOUR-0.  :-)