Birthday coming up

Despite my beginnings of my mother giving me up at 7 days old my birthday has been celebrated.

My parents made my birthday a big deal.

We celebrated life instead of how I got here.

After Christmas I would count down the days to my birthday.

I still count the days to my birthday just not like I use to do.

Loss

I am in my 60s.

I now feel loss. I think of my birth ! The events leading up to my birthday.

Keeps me going

I feel what is going on.

I share my story

I remember my life is not defined by difficult beginning!

God defines me!

It’s not that I have been told that I have to be grateful for life.

I just am! Thankful

As far as I am concerned that is just how it is. I am thankful

It has taken me a while to get to this point in life.

I was very A N G R Y!

Getting through the anger and letting it go.

I needed people to listen to me.

Not rushed

I was listened to and

Understood.

I discovered that

I am a child of God.

My beginnings do not define me.

Jesus does

My true identity is in Jesus! It's more important than my earthly family identity.

In a couple of weeks I will be celebrating 62 years of life.

In July I will celebrate 55 years of my

I remember this experience life changing.

A good experience.

New Birth

This is why I can celebrate life.

Bring on the cake.