{"id":451,"date":"2016-11-19T14:43:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T20:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.becominglisa.com\/?p=451"},"modified":"2017-04-15T06:17:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T11:17:16","slug":"happy-birthday-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.becominglisa.com\/?p=451","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday to Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I love celebrating birthdays. \u00a0I don’t care who’s it is – it calls for celebration. \u00a0Your birthday is the day that God chose to bring you into this world. He knew us before he laid the foundation of the universe. We are created in his image. We were chosen by him, created as his masterpiece, to do the good works he planned for us long ago … and I am struggling.<\/p>\n

The person I want to celebrate with, the person I have celebrated with for 23 years doesn’t know it is my birthday. He doesn’t know Thanksgiving is next week. \u00a0He doesn’t know we just had an election. \u00a0He doesn’t even understand it is November.<\/p>\n

But God knows. \u00a0He is perfect. \u00a0He has a plan. \u00a0He loves me. I\u00a0can choose to celebrate that. \u00a0Thank you God for the reminder that it doesn’t have to look or be a certain way … I can celebrate with you! \u00a0Thank you for another year of life – may I use it to glorify you!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love celebrating birthdays. \u00a0I don’t care who’s it is – it calls for celebration. \u00a0Your birthday is the day that God chose to bring you into this world. He knew us before he laid the foundation of the universe. We are created in his image. We were chosen by him, created as his masterpiece, … <\/p>\n

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