I really ought to be in bed already since I’m going running with YM in the morning but I really wanted to get my thoughts down before they got too far away from me.

This week has passed by rather quickly.  My birthday was on Tuesday.  I remember the days leading up to it that I just felt so stressed out about so many things in life.  I was so bogged down and stressed especially about one particular thing.  And as I ranted and ranted on Monday night, I was really just praying for a good day on Tuesday since it was my birthday.

Some days are like war – always trying to dodge bullets – always trying to defend.  We were going to be up against something big on Tuesday and we were trying to prepare ourselves.  We prepared and prepared with the thought in the back of our minds that we were going to be burned alive.  We needed to be prepared as much as possible – embrace for impact.  We went into it and came out of it unscathed.  Amazing.  We both could not believe it.  For the rest of the day, we talked about it and still could not believe it.  Thank God for keeping me sane on my birthday.

That night Exodus went to laser tag – it was a lot of fun.

I went out to celebrate with some friends on Saturday night.  It was a lot of fun.  The birthday song at Love Boat Sushi was quite amusing.

I got to thinking…

I’m so blessed with the friends and family I have.  I’m so blessed to have the Exodus community.  With all the crazy stress in my life, probably a lot of which I set on myself, I always have a listening ear.  People are always encouraging me and just lifting me up.  :)

With all the crazy that goes on – I’m so glad that God gave me these friends to just be there for me.

I had a great weekend and birthday (minus the part where I lost the bed making challenge).  Thanks friends for loving me and supporting me and listening to me complain all the time.  :)