24

Kinda feelin too lazy to do a November digest, so perhaps I will clump November and December later some time. As for now I kinda wanted to do a first day of 24 post. I'm not much of a bday person when it comes to me. I had work last night so I started my bday with taking care of cute kiddos, then breakfast, sleep, meet up, prayer mtg, then star gazing in pv and norms. Not your average 24 yr old party haha. I think the older I get, it's more of the small things I appreciate. This year's bday, it wasn't the presents or even the things to look forward to that I appreciated. It was the quickly markered happy birthday sign my coworker placed next to my computer. It was the thoughtfulness of a friend who initiated going to moon-bathe despite being tired. It was the 4 hours of sleep I had without thinking about having to go to work that night. It was the determination of my pastor to encourage me regardless of whether I wanted to meet or not. I don't believe in the whole "love language" thing, because the root of loving is sacrifice and not about having someone love you only in the way you want to be loved. Having said that, when people ask me what mine is, I often say it's acts of service. Words don't mean anything to me if they are not lived out. I see this belief played out when I see these small things often overlooked by the giver, but so precious in my eyes. If I think about it, birthdays are such a strange thing to me. When people say happy birthday, in literal terms its saying congratulations on being born this day x amount of years ago. Perhaps, its less about you being born, but more about all the things and people who've invested in you to make you who you are. Its about giving thanks to God for sustaining you, and realizing there is reason to why He's allowed you to live to this point.