So, I will get to a 6:30 AA meeting this morning. Then I will go to mass. Then to the pool for 60 lengths - 1500 meters. Then to the spa for a mani - pedi, etc. My boyfriend is taking me to one of my favorite restaurants tonight.
I am more grateful than words can express. Although my life is not where I thought it would be, it is more wonderful than I ever could have dreamed. Because the things I do not have are not really the important things, but the things I do have really are important.
I keep thinking about my mother this morning. She died when she was 57. If I want to complain about how old I am getting, I think of how she would have loved to have gotten old.
So, I have another sober day, and another opportunity to be of service to God and my fellows. And what could be better than that?
Thank you bloggers for being such a wonderful part of my life. xoxoxox, Mary Christine
18 comments:
Happy birthday, MC. Glad that you have a wonderful day ahead. Enjoy this special day!
Happy, happy birthday MC! I hope you have a wonderful day!!
My mother died at 59-1/2, and I just turned 60 last spring. It seems strange, doesn't it, to outlive our mothers? Happy birthday, sounds like you have a great day planned.
Happy happy birthday Mary Christine -- your mother would be so proud of you!
Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day - you deserve every bit of love and pampering and celebrating today. Here is one of my favorite quotes for you:
"it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." Abraham Lincoln.
I've outlived my father by 8 years already. It's a strange feeling.
But that's what clean livin' will do for us..LOL
Eat a rich dessert tonight!
Happy Birthday MC! Have a beautiful and blessed day. Sounds like you are off to a good start!
Happy Birthday. Hope you have a great day.
Happy 60th birthday sweet lady! Yes, God is good and the life we "get" to live "now" is awesome. Have a wonderfully blessed day.
Happy Birthday Mary C. Precious child of God.
Many many Blessings!
Happiest of birthdays to someone who really deserves it.
That's a great picture too!
Happy Birthday MC. 60 is wonderful, trust me!
Happy Birthday! Sounds like the perfect day, enjoy!
I love the entire post, but the "I am more grateful..." paragraph really hit home for me. Also when you wrote,
"Because the things I do not have are not really the important things, but the things I do have really are important."
That is exactly the paradigm shift thought process I have had for the last two years for my birthday, and they have been the best ones yet! :0)
Happy Birthday, MC. May you have many more. Thanks for sharing your life with us.
Today i am 60 as well. I searched for "I am 60 today" and your blog appeared. So happy birthday to you and to me and i hope we both have a good day.
Happy Birthday! I hope your day was beautiful and that you are enjoying yourself at your favorite restaurant with your man!
Thank you, as always, for such awesome posts. So uplifting and full of gratitude.
Happy, Happy Birthday Mary! XXOO
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