So it was this morning, getting home from work just before 6.30 and my youngest brother must have heard us coming up the driveway. He was standing out on the garage landing yelling at the top of his voice at us, all super excited to see us. It really didnt click right away . . . today was his birthday! He had woken up an hour early or even more, and was sooo excited he just had to tell everyone!!
I dont know how many of you all can remember those days . . . but it is something to be reminded of how exciting it is to really be a year older. All day he was soooo happy to now be six, holding up two hands with six fingers to show you. Over and over. . . it is one of those things that you can laugh at, the simplicity of another year being so exciting, and yet at the same time it should be something that we all get excited over . . . yeah, maybe not so much of an exciting thing as we age, but still . . . so often we sit here and moan and groan about being old, when in reality it is an exciting thing.
I was talking to a good friend tonight after everyone headed off to bed, and without knowing such things as what I experienced asked me about my past. If I had ever stopped and looked back at who I used to be in comparison to who I am now. I have to admit that it isnt as often as I would like. But at the same time it is something I think we should do more often, to look back and see where we were a year ago, two years ago, five years ago, even ten years ago, and see what God has been doing. It is so very encouraging and exciting, and definantly something I find myself feeling the same way about as my birthdays anymore. Thats just the way it was, Im growing and learning and it kinda turns into the same-ol-same-old thing.
To have the thrill of waking up an hour early and being excited because of the milestone that today marks. To be so excited to tell everyone what has changed, what is new, what is going on. This should be my goal, not just to barely make it, but to be thrilled and excited about where Ive been and what Ive learned and where Im going. Its tough, but a challenge from a new 6 yr old, really shouldnt be unattainable.