This year I turned 33! It was such a great birthday! I had a dear friend take me out to lunch and spoil me with gifts and and decorations for the kids to decorate the house for me. The kids & Cody spoiled me with making sure I didn't work and made the house extra festive with balloons, streamers, and a banner. I got a great back rub, gifts, and phone calls & texts & messages all day.
Recently we had a church activity where the question was asked, "If you could be any age, how old would you be?" Most of the older women answered 32-33. And I had to be grateful that I am at that stage in my life right now. I am lucky to be living the dream age. I love my life. I love my husband. I love my kids. I love my family. I love my church. I love my body. I love where we live. I love my friends. I love our ward. I love our simpler life. I love the experiences we're creating in our life right now with our family. I love the relationships that have grown & strengthened over the years. I love the things that I've learned over the last 32 years. I love the trials I've had that have made me who I am. I love that I am constantly learning how to make my weaknesses my strengths. I love that I am constantly changing and learning to accept that change.
I feel like I was born with an old soul. I've always connected better with people older than myself. I love learning from them. Life is so enriching when you surround yourself with good people and surround yourself with beauty. I have learned so much about myself and about my role on this earth over the past 2 years with the crazy changes and adventures that we've been on and responsibilities that I've been given. I have learned how to think outside the box more, how to take risks, how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. I am learning that living a simpler life with less stuff is more fulfilling. I am learning how to be in charge of writing my story and how to make it a good one. Life is hard. Life is good. Life is beautiful. And I know that life is good and beautiful because I have a knowledge of where I came from, why I'm here on earth, and where I'm striving to be. Life without that knowledge would be meaningless. I already love being 33 and I can't wait to say the same thing about the years to come. I hope I can look back on my life and wish to be the age that I am at that stage. I hope to live a life of fulness and meaning. Life is oh so good.
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