Attitude 101
This is a post a friend of our family made recently. I’ve changed some of the names to protect their anonymity but this lady is rockin some Jesus by using a temporary situation to glorify a permanent God!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:35 PM, EST
I turned 41 today, and while I have learned a lot this past year and grown in many ways, let’s be honest…..what I’m really thinking is “Goodbye 40, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out!!!!!!!!!” Really ready to begin a new year.
It was a great day and began with me laying in bed a little later than usual. It was pouring rain, and I spent a long time talking with God this a.m. The sweetest way to begin any day!
Then, I made my daily trek…nothing says “birthday celebration” like a good dose of radiation! I had my fifth treatment today. (5 down, 28 to go!) Still doesn’t hurt, still don’t have side effects, and still listening to 80′s music being played in the “radiation room.” Lori went with me and got to meet a new friend I’ve already made there. There is the sweetest little old lady named Mary who gets her treatment the same time as me each day. We talk about everything except for cancer. Her husband looks exactly like the old man in the movie “Up”, and he seems to take good care of her. Mary thinks that I’m cute, and I think she is even cuter! I already look forward to seeing her each day. So, my radiation treatment that involves driving pretty far down to the hospital, sitting in a waiting room with other patients, and having to lay still on the radiation table in a dark room isn’t that strange of a birthday celebration if you think about it….basically, I got to go out of town, spend time with friends, and even lay down to rest! It’s all in how you look at it, right?
The rest of the day was filled with blessings….
*My “bus stop girls” decorated our mailbox with balloons…one of them had a big “21″ on it. These are the kinds of friends to have.
*For those of you who don’t know it, my husband is a high school special needs teacher. I got to go and celebrate with his sweet kids….they had made me a beautiful cake and card! That classroom is probably the happiest place I know of to celebrate a birthday!
*My husband gave me a great softball bat. You’re probably thinking, “What girl would want that for her birthday?” This girl would! The gift made me happy but not quite as happy as the thought of being able to join my team and play again this summer.
*My daughter had a basketball game tonight and the opposing team all wore pink socks and wristbands in my honor! She knows many of the girls on that team, and that was such a sweet surprise. I am always humbled by the ways so many of you have shown support and encouragement to both our children through all of this.
*I so appreciate the cards, emails, calls, and gifts, but above all else, I appreciate your continued prayers.
This birthday felt different than any other one I’ve ever had. The last 40 have mainly been about parties or cards or gifts. God has shown me this year that having a birthday IS the gift. I know…pretty deep. But I am a little older and wiser now. 
I will be thankful for every single birthday that God blesses me with for the rest of my life. I believe that I have many more to come and am already thanking God for them.
This was a really good day, and I know it was the beginning of a really good year.
41….I like you already!
