Observations from My 38th Year of Life

Yesterday I turned 39.  Wow, one more year til 40!  It's hard to imagine people.  Truly it is.  It was a great day and I was showered with many notes, gifts, and chocolate to celebrate the day.  I thank you all.

The breakfast table when I came down in the morning.

Last year I came across a tradition another blogger did on her birthday and decided to follow her lead.  This year I took careful notes throughout the year so I'd be ready.  So without further a do, here are some of the things I learned during my 38th year of life.  They are in no particular order and are totally random.

1.  Prayer is an essential component of my self-esteem.

2.  Truth is not for man to determine.  It is for us to discover and then live by.

3.  Individual worth is constant.  It can never be added to or taken away.

4.  I am not the only one who still has complete meltdowns on occasion.

5.  Don't be afraid of hard work.

6.  The youth of today (and especially inside my church) need to have a higher standard of personal conduct set for them and the leaders/adults need to not be afraid to hold them to it.

7.  You need to go on vacation.  It revitalizes you and gives you a new perspective on your life.

8.  Have a designated bowl for vomit!  When children feel the need to throw-up, it doesn't matter how many times you've instructed them to run to the bathroom because in that moment, they will be frozen to the place where they are and vomit everywhere in said place which will most likely be on your couch or new carpet.

9.  If you need something from someone, don't ever directly question someone's professional opinion even if you think it's a fair and just opinion.

10.  I'm not a sugar cookie fan.  I've made them so many times and they just don't do anything for me.  I'm going to stick to chocolate chip.

11.  Why is "Charlotte's Web" all about the pig?  Shouldn't it be about the spider who can spell?

12.  I HATE fruit flies!!!!

12.  Medicine is God's tool for helping us with many of our problems.

13.  Unless a man has AWESOME decor taste, he should only have about 10%-25% say on the decor in a home.  The home is a woman's "desk".  How many men have their wife come decorate their office at work?  Why are some so insistent on decorating their wives?

14.  I stand corrected on the sugar cookies.  I will eat Lynn H's sugar cookies and I will never try another recipe.

Nothing to overly profound, but all true beliefs or observations from this last year of life.  I'm excited to see what I come up with this next year.  Hopefully less wisdom on vomit and more wisdom on sugar cookies.

Kidlets #3 and #4 "took me out to lunch" for my birthday 

at one of our favorite places, St. Louis Bubble Tea.  

Taro Root Snow with Boba!  It's the best!!

Have a great weekend!!  Come back Monday for the kid's bathroom tile choice reveal.  It's awesome!!!