Birthday Blessings
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life." - Proverbs 13:12 For so many years, I held onto a hope that seemed impossible. I knew that the Lord had something amazing waiting for me, but I just had to stand in obedience until He brought it to fruition. It is true that "He [makes] all things beautiful in His time" (Ecclesiastes 3:11), but it is sometimes so difficult for us. Our bodies long and yearn for the fulfillment of our hopes and dreams. We become heart sick when it seems like we'll never receive the promise. We ache for what we do not know. But, then something beautiful happens...God comes through for us. The joy that is found on that morning is beyond compare. This year has been a year of desires fulfilled. I am reveling in the goodness of a Father who would see fit to give me all of these good things. It's amazing. It's humbling. It's more than I dared to dream. I began this year with