I'm 53 and Content With Me

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Today is my 53rd birthday and I'm finding myself at a place where I'm happy and content with the life the Lord has given me.

It's a good life.  I have a loving, Godly husband.  I have three children who love the Lord and are kind and compassionate to others. I enjoy caring for my family and working alongside Dan in ministry.  And it's enough. 

I no longer have the constant struggle that what I do isn't important or successful.  I am content.

This birthday finds me visiting my mother, stepfather and grandmother.  We've had a wonderful time together and I'll be sad to leave tomorrow.  My grandmother has diabetes, dementia and Alzheimer's so she's definitely different than the last time I saw her.  But she looks good.  She looks healthy.  My mother has done a wonderful job caring for her.  I'm so blessed to be able to come back in May and care for her for 7 days so my parents can get a way for a bit.

This morning I have to speak at a woman's group at church and then I'll be coming back to care for parents who came down with the stomach bug last night.  Yikes! So it's a different sort of birthday.  Not quite what I imagined.

But I'm happy.  I'm 53 and content with me!

Comments

  1. ElizabethdJanuary 25, 2015 at 7:41 AM

    Happy birthday Terri!

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  2. Kathi DJanuary 25, 2015 at 7:58 AM

    Terri, Happy Birthday! Have a blessed day.
    Kathi from Florida

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    Happy Birthday Terri, and I hope your parents recover soon. All the best for when you do a stint of caring in May, it will bless your parents so much to be able to have a break for a while. xx

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2015 at 12:31 PM

    Happy Birthday to you! May the Lord bless you on your special day!

    Blessings,
    Sharon

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  5. Kim @ Him, Him MeJanuary 25, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    Happy birthday Terri!

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  6. Kathy in IllinoisJanuary 25, 2015 at 1:19 PM

    Happy 53rd birthday, Terri! I hope you have a wonderful day with your relatives. Being content is about the best birthday gift I can think of!
    God bless, Kathy in Illinois

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  7. JodyJanuary 25, 2015 at 2:16 PM

    Happy Birthday. We should celebrate together, mine is the 7th and I'm loving my 50's! Enjoy your day.

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  8. LynnJanuary 25, 2015 at 5:26 PM

    Happy birthday
    L.x.

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  9. Faye HenryJanuary 25, 2015 at 6:25 PM

    Happy Birthday, sweet lady.. May God bless you richly in the years ahead.. You are 9 years younger then I... smile. xo

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2015 at 8:41 AM

    Happy Birthday!

    Sandy

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