I am so humbled and awed by the unexpected gifts that have
been given to me this week. Yes, it was my birthday, but these were gifts given
that I was totally unprepared for...
And THEN came this lovely teacup...a gift from a dear friend ...not necessarily for my birthday...but "just because"...., which brought tears to my eyes and lots of hugs...
Then came this delightful little apron in the mail, made
with love by one of my childhood girlfriends...totally caught me off guard
again...
And then today some dear friends from one of our past church ministries came by for a visit and
brought us home-canned vegetables and fruits from their garden, along with
fresh eggs from their range free chickens and other food items from their
farm...and a little basket of rose petals simply because they smelled so sweet
and she knew how I loved them... (btw...they didn't know it was my birthday
yesterday...they just wanted to come and spend some time with us! "Just Because!")
Of course, the sign above the kitchen sink, a labor of love from my carpenter son continues to make
me smile and sing every time I walk into my kitchen...
Oh....and I must not forget the gift of fall mums that
mysteriously appeared on my doorstep yesterday...one from my sweet son, and the
other from my friend and neighbor that I call my personal flower lady (and her
hubby)...they sell flowers at the Salt Springs Flea Market every Saturday
morning...but these were a gift...
And not to forget the best gift of all from my sweet grandson and daughter in law...a phone call from Maine, singing "Happy Birthday dear Grandma", and yes, I must admit it hurt me deep inside my heart that my own dear son was not there singing with them...but I know where he is...and I'm sure he's singing to me along with all the angel choir, joined by my mom and dad and grandparents and all the other ancestors I've yet to meet. And I feel comforted by that thought.
Yes, I am humbled and awed by it all..."just because."
"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
always making request for you all with joy..."
Philippians 1:3-4
"Just because..."
And it does my heart good to see you being loved so well! Small gifts each, but not so small in thought and care. May your fun birthday continue!!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing to me how much each of these "small gifts" have touched my heart...because they were so unexpected and spontaneous...and perfect for me in every way. It reminds me of the verse in Zephaniah 3:17 "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Amen. That is just how I feel today.
DeletePam: I love the scriptures you used. A friend has the Zephaniah verse on the wall over her desk where she works,(In our church office, she's the pastoral assistant.) I pulled it up on my eletronic Bible and read it to a youngish woman at church last Sunday. Enjoy your gifts and, if I neglected to say it before, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. It has been an awesome week in so many ways. There are several layers to what I have been learning from this experience. I am thankful for the way God teaches us with His love. "Great is Thy faithfulness Lord unto me."
DeleteI do like the sign your son made you to go over your window, a precious gift that will remind you of his love each time to read it. The gifts from your friends are nice and what a blessings friends are. I count you as one of mine,Pamela!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sylvia. I thought I already responded to this today, but it disappeared. Anyway, I wanted to say to you that I also count you as one of my special friends as well. I look forward to the day we can meet in person and give each other big hugs. May your week be filled with all good things. <3
ReplyDeleteHi Pam! happy belated birthday to you! I am also a September baby...we are just the 'most fun' people in the zodiac, aren't we??
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you were showered with so much love. How treasured you are! And so many times we just don't know it. You look so cute in that apron, and like Sylvia said, that wooden sign would help me to set the stage for my day. Such a bright color too.
I'm glad you had such a wonderful celebration. I hope you enjoyed your pie :)
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Oh yes, I did...the pie, the cake, and all the other fun stuff with my sweet family. I was truly spoiled by all the attention this year! So thankful for the ways God chooses to surprise us with showers of blessing when we need it most. Sometimes even when we don't realize that we needed it...He knows...and goes into action. Thank you...and Happy Birthday to you! When was it? Did I know that? yes, we September babies have to stick together! I was born exactly 9 months after Christmas day! Something special about that too.
DeletePam, I am so sorry that I missed getting to wish you a happy birthday. We were gone from home several days when we went to DE to spend time with our daughter's family. Last Thursday (Sept. 25) was our grandson's 16th birthday and we were so blessed to be able to be there to celebrate with them!
ReplyDeleteI am so blessed by the way the Lord sent you all of those "just because" love gifts. He knew how hard it would be for you to not hear from Matthew this year and so He showered you with His love through others. YOU are a blessing, my friend!
I love your new header...that sign above the sink is absolutely beautiful! Have a wonderful weekend, my sweet friend!
Dianna, I sent you a message via email. I hope you got it. Thank you for your comments here. Blessings to you my friend.
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