Celebrate you, hang a banner, buy balloons, stream the streamers, eat cake too.
I passed frequently thru the room, listening from the kitchen while my high schooler was watching science DVD’s on anatomy. The instructor time and time again pointing out the meticulous details that makes up the human body. All sorts of details that we may never know and certainly take for granted.
We are designed. It is crazy if you let yourself think about it. You may have designed a quilt or a house, maybe you came up with a great design for your craft room or your garden, you might have designed clothes, shoes, cars or a website but can you imagine designing a human body? Inside and out?
So celebrate I do say, it’s your birthday! Pause, reflect and let others join in! Don’t shy away from attention drawn to you. Celebrate!
I always liked to “get gifts” and have a homemade cake when I was a kid. I couldn’t have been too old maybe 7 or 8 when I asked an aunt over the phone what she was getting me for my birthday. My mother later explaining we don’t ask that, you know…obligate people. But I was excited, and do you know to this day I still remember what she brought me, an after bath powder mitt. I doubt they still make them but it was wonderful and while I’m sure I’ve forgotten most gifts received over the many years, I’ve never forgotten that one. (And by the way I truly never mean to obligate, I just get caught up in excitement about lots of things)
Not this year, but not long ago, on her own birthday a sweet woman decorated her place with inexpensive birthday selections found at the dollar store. She set up pretty empty gift bags, wore a party hat, waited for her husband (who loves her well) to come home, and when he did she blew one of those silly little paper party horns. What a surprise for him when she greeted him at the door. Happy Birthday to her, they laughed loud, took photos and celebrated.
I was amazed when I heard about this and was privileged to see a photo or two.
I thought about the confidence involved. The confidence that her birthday mattered and that she were worthy of a party. The confidence that her husband would share in her excitement and that gift bags would be filled. She recognized her value and saw her birthday as a treasure and knew he saw her as one worth celebrating too.
Maybe you, like me, at first hearing, think it bold to celebrate yourself like that and over confident. You might wait around and hope someone remembers or hope everyone forgets because the attention is too much to bear. Or maybe you take a cupcake to the office or bagels on “your day”.
Do you celebrate? Do you celebrate being a unique, one of kind, custom design?
Do you stop to think about your value to the designer, the big deal you really are?
You know you are “fearfully and wonderfully made” you were made with a purpose and a plan in mind. No accident, no random act of particles, no mistake, a design by the master designer of all times.
Do you have the confidence that He loves you and wants to fill your “empty” with good gifts? Do you recognize, with confidence, that He is overjoyed, about you, dancing and singing over you?
Pause a moment, start to think about this; maybe you’ll need to change the way you think….
Whether alone at your place or in a crowd, this year it’s time to start celebrating the design and the designer! Happy Day – of you designed!
The way I see it… you need to hang a banner and Celebrate YOU.
