Yesterday, was my birthday. I turned 65. Wow! How did that happen? It happened with lightning speed.

Yet, yesterday reminded me of God’s goodness. Through these years, I have experienced some good times and a lot of bumps in the road. My God has been with me through it all. Orchestrating what I needed or who my path needed to cross with. Not for my own glory but His own.

Every person I meet, I am either allowing God’s light to flow through me to them or hindering. I pray that I don’t hinder.

I have met some truly amazing people in my life and I thank God for that.

It seems that in these later years, my birthday doesn’t just reflect one day but is extended beyond. Many of the amazing people I have met, share their love with me.

Sunday, my sister-in-law brought me flowers to bless my heart. Does she know that daisies are my favorite or did the Holy Spirit urge her?

Monday, I received birthday cards from friends that I admire.❤️

My brother took me to lunch. This is always a blessing to me.❤️

My daughter, son-in-law and grandson came to visit bearing gifts. The best part for me was visiting with them.❤️❤️❤️❤️

We shared a yummy birthday dessert!

Tuesday, my actual birthday, I received so many birthday wishes from those whose lives have intertwined with mine. What a blessing that is to my heart.

A FaceTime chat with wishes from my son and family and a silly drawing from my grandson reminding me of my aging. 🤣 ❤️❤️❤️❤️

An audio recording of my oldest brother and sister-in-law, singing Happy Birthday with a sweet message.

A text and phone call from my financial advisor just to wish me a Happy Birthday! So nice!

My washer has been on the fritz. Yesterday, I received a new one and also the salespeople at HomeDepot gave me a candy bar for my birthday.

Leonard took me out to eat at Lucky’s PrimeTime in Petoskey. I thought it was an appropriate place for us, the LuckyOnes. We were quite pleased with our meals and service.

I was disappointed to see that I had a missed call from my nephew but he texted me a birthday wish. ❤️ So glad to connect. What a blessing!

A sweet visit with my cousin!

Often, we feel so insignificant, but being remembered on your birthday, parallels the knowledge that even when we feel insignificant, God sees us. I feel that He places these people in our lives to lift us up and give us glimpses of His love through these people who touch us so deeply.