birthday!

reasons why my birthday was special:

• my childhood best friend, haley, wrote me the most sweetest birthday present ever… 26 childhood memories she had of us growing up together. it was so sweet and thoughtful and they were all so random and ridiculous that they made me laugh out loud!
• when i walked into work, there was the most amazing balloon creation thing ever waiting for me! my momma sent it to me and it made my day! she is always so great at making me feel loved and thought of and she is the whole reason why i love birthdays so much… she always knew just how to make them special. now that i live away from home, she always makes it a point to send me super fun things like this to brighten my day
• my sweet staff knew that i was worried about having my birthday party at the arboretum because the weather had been calling for rain all day… so, just in case it ended up raining on my parade, they brought the arboretum into my cubicle. this was so fun and creative and meant so much to me because it was so thoughtful. i can guarantee that these decorations will be in my cube all year round!
• sweet text messages, cards, and phone calls all the day long.
• THE LORD. what a good and loving father i have. i was stressed all day about the rain… wondering how it would affect our plans at the arboretum and whether or not i should cancel the party and move it to my house… worrying about getting wet… worrying about wasting everyones money if they bought the tickets but then we didnt end up going, etc. it sprinkled all the way to the arboretum and the whole time i just knew it was about to downpour…and i was stressed to say the least. but alas, the lord held back the rain and not only did he spare us from a single drop of rain, but it also ended up being a beautiful evening! and, just to remind me of his gracious gift to me, the second we left the arboretum it started sprinkling again- he truly held it at bay for the exact amount of time that we were there. what was i even worried about?!
• going to the arboretum for the first time ever and loving it’s beauty! several friends and i went to watch the killdares perform an outdoor concert, and it was so fun…. they even played with bagpipes. enough said.
• going back to my sweet friend katie’s apartment for smore’s afterwards.
• girls night! as bummed as i was that dj was out of town for my birthday, it was so fun to just hang out with the girls… here are some pictures of me with each of my wonderful friends. thank you guys for making me feel so loved and cared for today and always!

my sweet friend, grace. i love this girl- she is such a delight. she truly has the joy of the lord and makes me laugh all the time!

mallery! i love, love, love this girl. she has become one of my closest friends this past year and is always there to laugh, cry, and pray with me… she is getting married so so soon and i am so excited for her and josh!

mandy and summer! both of these girls are so sweet and bring so much joy into my life. they are both so thoughtful, intentional, and sweet. the majority of my texts and emails are from them and i love that.

best friend! so blessed to have been able to do life with this girl for the past seven years. love you, amy!

me with stephanie and mallery… the three of us and our boys are about to start a home group together. i am seriously so excited to do life with them!

this one is blurry, but i like it anyway because i love everyone in it. the three of us work together. katie (on the right) is coming to kenya with us in september, and i cannot wait!!

this is my new friend, gwen! i am so excited about this new friendship- she is a blast!

as weird as it sounds, i have this new found love for college girls, but not in a creepy, pervert man sounding way…. the lord has recently put a group of college girls in my life and i love them to pieces. it is such a joy to walk with girls who are just a few years younger than me, but who i can love and pour into. they are so refreshing to be around! meet bethany. she is an absolute delight to be around and every time i am in a funk, i can count on her to cheer me up!

summer b! isn’t she the cutest thing ever? she has such a sweet and gentle spirit and i adore her.and she can totally rock the flower clips, and for that i am jealous.

angie is in my james bible study group and she is so much fun. i always enjoy seeing her and particularly love her because of her ability to make me laugh.

another one of me and grace, just making up for lost time. grace has been in my life for five years and sadly these are the only two pictures i have of us!

i am grateful to the lord for giving me such wonderful friends and for loving me through his people. he is a good and gracious father and i am so blessed by all that he has given me. thank you, lord, for another year. may you be glorified in and through me.

xoxo

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