Thankful Thursday – Another Birthday

A major blessing this week was my birthday on Monday August 11. The last part of Deut. 33:25 comes to mind with its promise of strength necessary to thrive at our present chronological age:

The NKJV reads, "As your days, so shall your strength be."

The NIV states, "and your strength will equal your days."

I am, therefore, also thankful for the blessing of good health, which allows me to carry out my daily tasks, and especially taking care of my elderly mother.

I am also thankful for the love of family members toward me as it is expressed in so many ways. Pictured below are lovely greeting cards I received from my mother, aunt and sister, with heartfelt notes handwritten inside.

I would like to share this poem from my aunt’s card:

A Birthday Prayer

From early dawn to starry night,
May all your hopes and dreams burn bright,
And may you feel that all is right—
For God had made this day for you.

And may you look around and see
The beauty and the majesty
In simple things like flowers and trees—
For God had made this day for you.

May we always be grateful for each blessing God provides to meet our specific needs.
Have a great Thursday!

Read more expressions of gratitude for God’s blessings in the lives of His children at Iris’s blog.