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Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me . . .

I hate to admit it, but I'm getting ever closer to the big 3-0. Yesterday I celebrated my 28th birthday with my thoughtful husband and my adorable daughter. We don't have much money to do a big shindig for birthdays but my husband Matt did his best to make me feel special. I think I've inherited a correlation between eating and special events from my mom. Matt was right on target when he bought me Grape Nuts and Breyer's butter pecan ice cream as birthday gifts. I was thrilled! I can't remember the last time I had creamy Breyer's butter pecan in my own freezer.

This birthday has been a precious one now that our family includes Chloe Abigail. I feel overwhelmingly grateful for her and for my husband. This year I spent some time reflecting on the blessings God has graced me with. In honor of my 28 years of life, here's a list of 28 things I'm thankful for:

1. the grace of God
2. my completer - Matthew Clive Horn
3. the smell of Chloe's freshly washed hair
4. my ever generous mom
5. mi hermanita
6. my vibrant grandma
7. my dear Chloe in her fuzzy yellow pajamas
8. health
9. good food to eat
10. freedom to love and worship God
11. a coherent (most of the time) mind to think and to reason
12. my extended Horn family that has accepted fully and loves me as one of their own
13. electricity
14. warm socks
15. bubble baths
16. a house to call home
17. memories
18. friends like sisters
19. laughing with Matt and Chloe
20. neat words like gelid
21. freedom from oppression or gender persecution
22. cheese
23. pink converse tennies
24. a home in heaven
25. uplifting music
26. snuggling with my Matt
27. the ability to learn and to grow
28. life

Now that I'm on a roll, I feel I could keep going and going with this list! We really have so much for which to be thankful. Post a comment and let me know what you're thankful for.