so its over. my 6 month "fast" of coffee is over!... and i had my first cup of coffee last weekend and that mysterious comfort all came back to me... including the coffee breath! those of you that dont know... i gave up coffee last april (when i first got to australia) and what was suppose to be a month, ended up turning into 6 months. i guess i thought it would be an opportunity to somehow, "cleanse" my system from my addiction that started when i worked for starbucks. sure this can be all about coffee if you want to see it like that, but God taught me a lot through this. its about the choices i needed to make everyday, the discipline, and standing strong in the things i say im going to be committed to. believe me, being with my passionate coffee addict friends of mine (umm, refer to 'once upon a saturday' entry), i couldlve easily given in... but seriously, with His strength, i've endured...
so... i turned the big 2-3 last wednesday. i know, dont need to tell me that im getting up there.:) well... the highlight of my day had to have been having everyone rock out their togas at family night. we celebrated 7 september birthdays. can you say 'birthday cake galore"? it was brilliant... so i reckon we all heard that "age is just a number." but you know, my "birthday day thought" was that theres so much more than age being a number. its taking a moment to reflect back on all the experiences, lessons, revelations, memories, friendships, relationships, and the simplicities of life that make all the difference. most importantly, its taking a look at the goodness and faithfulness of God in the 23 years of my life and i am forever grateful for that... happy new year to all my september birthday friends...
