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Birthdays

Birthdays are special days, at least for most people.  My early birthday parties seemed to be occasions for other people to celebrate.  I remember a birthday party at Playland Park in Houston, the predecessor of AstroWorld. My friends had a great time.  I failed to understood why the first stop was the Hot Dog stand and the second stop was the Roller Coaster.  I’ve never been amused by amusement parks. On another birthday, my party consisted of riding horses.  I never liked horses, and the feeling seemed to be mutual.  Surprise birthday parties were the worst.  I only liked surprises when I was the one providing the surprise.  But in spite of my early dislike of birthday parties, I do have a few favorite birthday quotes:

  • “Mostly, what I have learned so far about aging, despite the creakiness of one’s bones and cragginess of one’s once-silken skin, is this: Do it. By all means, do it.” Maya Angelou
  • “You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”  Bob Hope
  • “You’ve logged so many miles in the voyage of life that you’ve been upgraded to first class!”  Evelyn Loeb
  • “The first fact about the celebration of a birthday is that it is a way of affirming defiantly, and even flamboyantly, that it is a good thing to be alive.” G. K. Chesterton

Why have I devoted this Monday Morning Manna to birthdays?  Because this Monday, December 30 is my birthday.  As I aged, I received a new special verse – “Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come” (Psalm 71:18).

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