Another Trip Around the Sun!

Saturday, I will be 63. I remember my mother’s birthday rolling around and she would always say she was 29 and holding.  I remember 29 and I had a hard time with that age.  I do not think I would want to hold on to 29. I am perfectly happy with declaring all my 63 years.

This last trip around the sun has had its ups and downs. It brought trips abroad to serve with our church but also brought a covid diagnosis. It brought a blessing of my dad celebrating his 93rd birthday but also the realization that his Alzheimer’s is progressing. It brought the sweet wedding of my niece and time with family after not being able to gather.  It brought the task of cleaning out my dad’s home with the realization he will never live there again and a feeling of finality.  It brought the news of a new grandchild that will be born. It also brought a full circle reality that tomorrow is not promised and to live each day to its fullest.

I love calling my birthday and the 364 days that follow my New Year! To me, this is not only a redo but an opportunity to make these days and every day after them, what I want to make of them. I plan to create some goals for this new year and build a vision board to manifest them into reality. 

There are so many things that no longer serve me that I want to rid myself of to live a fulfilling rest of my life. The reality is, I’ve lived over half of my life, and I want to make sure the rest, is what I make of it. 

I’m bringing in 63 volunteering with our food bank loading cars with food for an area of San Antonio where they are food insecure and rely on the donation of the food bank for healthy and nutritious meals.  I can’t think of a better way to start my new year.

My husband’s grandmother would tell him, the way your start your new year sets the tone for your year.  Well, I’ll be back here next year to let you know how that went.

Happy Birthday To Me!