I've been THIRTY for four days now. Was it what i expected? I can't answer that because I didn't really have any expectations in mind.
Expectations.
That word really gets me...Doesn't everyone "expect" the best? Maybe not. But why don't we expect the best? Because this is real life and we know from past experiences things go wrong, people let us down, we let people down. There is no perfect in our world. Only God can be the perfection in our messy world.
So let's not try to be something we know we can't be. It's okay to need help. It's okay to ask for help.
I'm going to start this week off by asking God for help in all areas of my life. For understanding, for patience, peace, wisdom, faith, power, and strength.
*Warning: Bear with me on these posts....I'm just posting what is on my mind. Today I have my head on straight, tomorrow I may not! Today I'm giving it to God (which I know I should always do), tomorrow I may give it to a bottle of chardonnay.
As I can't speak for how the "thirties" will treat me...I can say I did have a wonderful birthday. My husband surprised me with a beautiful black diamond David Yurman necklace, my five year old daughter hand picked a heart locket necklace (with a picture of her, and a picture of me from high school homecoming court), I'm getting my back patio concrete stained, a new bottle of my all time favorite perfume, Prada - Amber, my girlfriends brought over goodies to drink, and a "Turning 30 survival Guide", and my mother in law cooked chicken and dumplings for my last meal in my twenties! I'd say my 'expectations' were surpassed!