When I die, don't cry for me...in my Father's arms I'll be.

• This month I'm turning 32, and it dawned on me this morning that possibly 1/3 of my life has just passed me by. That is, if the Lord leaves me here that long. Maybe it's only 1/2 my life? My Grandfather died at 66. Maybe that will be my year. Anyway, my point is not to be morbid, but to remind myself that my days are numbered, and life flies by! I too often live like I have an automatic long lifetime ahead of me. That's a pretty stout assumption, I guess. However, instead of going all sentimental upon this realization, and solely out my own guilt, talking about all the things I should be doing each day to love the Lord and others better, I think I'll talk about all the things I would love for my birthday, instead. Who, knows? It could be my last, so this could be important information a year from now! Anyway, here they are. And not in any particular order of priority

1. Lots of chocolate.
2. A visit from the Lorenzens.
3. Some new jeans. I love jeans.
4. A tiny puppy that I wouldn't get very attached to, so I could give it away when it's not a tiny puppy anymore.
5. A vacation to the beach by myself...oh, I'm getting that one this weekend..yay!
6. Good counseling for my twisted thoughts and my wounded heart.
7. Money...to help pay for the jeans, the chocolate, the new puppy, and the counseling.
8. New boots. Really cool ones like the ones you see in Lucky magazine.
9. A fun celebration with lots of dancing, like the one I dreamed of at my wedding reception, but since I got married at Southeastern Stuffy College, it didn't happen. :(
10. A maid....aahhh...a maid. I think I might start crying at the very notion of someone else cleaning my house on a regular basis.
11. A fun girls' night out.
12. My own bottle of fizzie lifting drink. That would be fun for girls' night!
13. Someone that's really good at scrapbooking, and loves to do it for others as a ministry, of course, to do all my pictures for me...anyone??? Any takers?
14. Good hard laughter like the one with Michelle in the picture.
15. A good hard cry, like the one of me on my counseling couch.(at Michelle's house)
16. A yummy smelling candle.
17. A big chunk of silence.