It's hard to be down when I see all that God gives me to celebrate about! It just makes me want to sing and shout!

 Celebrate !

Everyday is a celebration because of You.

Everyday I celebrate that in You I am new.

I wake up and give thanks for each new day.

I celebrate all Your wonderful works on display.

I get up cheer up go about my day.

Knowing Your with me all the way.

I lift my voice and start to sing.

No matter what the day may bring.

My heart rejoices and give thanks for everything.

I celebrate that You're my God and king.

You give me life so abundantly.

It brings me to my knees as I thank thee.

I give thanks that You gave Your life for me.

I celebrate that You set me free.

I love You Lord and I want the whole world to see.

How wonderful life in you can be.

 My Birthday

My physical birthday is coming up soon. I have lived almost 50 years. To me that doesn't seem very long but, a lot can happen in 50 years. I like to start celebrating at the beginning of April and stop when it's my husband's birthday in May. Then we can celebrate his until the end of  May. What can I say, I love celebrations! I have a spiritual birthday too. It's December 28. I have been with Jesus almost 14 years. A lot has happened in that time too. I am learning to celebrate my spiritual birthday everyday. My heart rejoices in the fact that I woke up this morning, that I am not alone I have a husband, friends, and church family. My heart is glad and I give thanks for my food, clothing, and shelter. I take delight in so many things I see and can't see that God made. Counting blessings, singing praise and thanksgiving to God, telling God thank you, turning to Him with a heart full of love. To me this is all part of celebrating my spiritual birthday. Jesus makes me new every day in Him. I want to celebrate His birthday everyday too. I can celebrate it by obeying Him, becoming more like Him, helping others find Him, and doing to others as He would do. Celebrations are very intense and although I would like to celebrate all the time, I don't think my physical and mental part of me could stand the excitement and stress that long. When I am in heaven I can but not now. Any way the world, my mind, my flesh and other things hinder my celebrating all the time. But I am learning that when I realize that I am no longer celebrating that looking to the source, the cause, for celebrations  starts me rejoicing all over again. At the center of all my celebrating be it physical birth or spiritual birth or celebrating salvation is Jesus. Jesus is full of  truth, light, life, He springs forth like a well with in my soul, He puts a song in my heart, fills my mouth with praise and rejoicing, gives me new eyes with which to see each new day! Celebrate! Choose life not death (sin)! Live! Be grateful for each new day and give thanks for all that is in it! If  there's any good in the day give thanks for it! If there's any bad in they day praise God for the victory you will have over it! Because guess what you will wake up tomorrow either here or in heaven. If here praise God for another day. If in heaven let celebrates and thanksgivings continue.

I say there is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. Luke 15:7, The thief does not come except to steal, and kill, and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.  John 10:10, Then he said to me, "Write: blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!" and he said to me, "these are the true sayings of God." Revelation 19:9 

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