Birthdays. Some people dread them like the plague, while others bask in them. Some don’t want to acknowledge them, while others want to be celebrated their whole entire birthday month. For me, I’m just always grateful for another year at life. Another day to be with family and loved ones. Another day to live my life better for God. Another day for an opportunity to better serve Him. Another year at life and everything that God has planned for it. I know someday my last birthday will come, as they do to us all. And although I know I will be with God someday, I’d really like to be here longer. For there’s so much more I want to do. Although I also know, that God knows, when is best. I don’t think we should dread birthdays; I think birthdays are a special day to really give God praise for another year at life. Friend, today is my birthday and if I think back on everything in my life, I am grateful to God to be able to be here. To be with my husband, my children, my family, my friends, my animals, and yes, even with you reader. For it’s not another year to selfishly live. But another year to truly live. Live as He calls, live for Him, live for those He places in our lives. I know we don’t know how many birthdays we have, so I want to live every year older, better than the last, for His glory. 

Erin Fitts-Brower 

Another year for His glory

Psalm 118:24 NIV

This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.