My Birthday!

I just celebrated my Birthday!! It was a quiet day with the boys, but I took the day off and we worked in the yard- mulching, planting flowers, and playing! I got tons of amazing messages and surprises from family and friends near and far that brought me so much joy! It was a quiet, simple, wonderful day filled with lots of love. Perfect way to roll in my 37th year! :)

The inspiration for my cake was this family picture we had taken two years ago on my birthday when we visited California. It was such a point of limbo in my life... I had just sold my house, signed a contract to build a new house two hours away, accepted a new job, signed the kids up for daycare, and was officially embarking on life as a single mom of three young boys. I had made some absolutely huge decisions and had no idea how any of them were going to turn out. I was definitely scared, grieving, and exhausted, but I just KNEW it was the right thing to do and trusted that God had a plan for us. And wow, was that ever true! I think my 35th birthday really was the beginning of a new life for us. That trip with my family (my parents, siblings, me and the boys!) was such a turning point. I vividly remember my birthday wishes that year and I’m happy to say they’ve pretty much all come true and have exceeded my expectations! It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come in two years and I just want to celebrate that!

Last but not least, in spite of how crazy everything is right now with Covid and the lockdown and life being turned upside down, I have a feeling it’s going to be another year of growth and great memories!