PrincipledMom™

Tomorrow is my birthday. I will be 19486952 years old. (you didn't really think I'd tell you, do you?) I'm posting today to get it out of the way. And if you'd like to send some happy thoughts my way I'd be humbly grateful.

Every year I look back on the last 12 months and review my life. Was I as kind as I should have been? Did I do everything I feel God wanted me to? Was I the best mom and wife I could have been? Did I make other's lives better? The answer to these is probably not, at least not all the time. But I made the effort.

I did make someone's life better. I listened to my husband's concerns over his job and laughed with him over silly jokes. I spent time with both of my grandmothers. I home educated my children. I reached out to a great group of kids and together we touched heaven with our prayers. It is these little threads that form the tapestry that is my life. I hope that with the added years comes a depth to the weave that wasn't there before.

The Lord, in His Providence, brought me through another year of life. I hope that this year will be even more glorifying to Him than this one was. Then I will truly have a happy birthday.

I should have you all send my mom a card because she did all the work. If it weren't for her I wouldn't be here. Thanks mom!

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