A Birthday
A new year. Instead of January 1st feeling like the brand new start, yesterday did. Okay, yes, technically the new year began January 1st, but my new year began yesterday. Today is day 2 in the 22nd year of my life. Wow. Just, wow. 21 years? I've been blessed to live 21 incredible years!! When you ask people on their birthday, "Do you feel any different?" The response is usually,"Uhhhh no?" It feels like any other day. But, this past birthday, it hit me. It whammed into me and left me breathless. I.am.so.blessed. Also, I realized this birthday, that to me this day is more than a celebration of my birth (weird and formal sounding, right?). It's about appreciating the people that brought me into this world (parents that's you) and about the people that have made me who I am today. When I look back, I don't see me. I see all of the people that have impacted me, all of the people who cared. And to all of those people, I do