I love the way you love me, I love the way you smile at me.
– Don Mclean, Birthday Song
11 years ago when I was still young, this song has been sung
to me by my college crush, Stephen, at our Dormitory. I am living away from my
parents when I turn eighteen years old, thus I did not get any debut party. But
my friends in the dorm, especially my roommate, Sheena, made a way for me to
have my own 18 roses. The last rose has been given by my crush in the evening
of my birthday where candles are surrounded by me, and he sang the birthday
song while playing the guitar. Because of that, my 18th birthday
became memorable. I even picked a petal of each rose and store it in my scrapbook.
And tomorrow I will be turning 29 years old, the last year
where I can still tell myself that I am still part of the twenty’s. I am
thinking of doing something different in my birthday but I can’t think about it
now. All I know is that I will have a simple celebration tomorrow with my fiancé,
JR, and with his family. He will be arriving tomorrow, thus I am excited of
seeing him again. I will be thanking my fiancé for loving me despite my imperfections
in our relationship. Also, I will be having my celebration with my family
tomorrow night where I could also thank my parents for supporting me in every
endeavor in this life. And most of all, I will celebrate it with my Saviour and
my Father in heaven. I will be thanking God for this great life that He is
giving me.
No matter how age we will be turning the next day is and no
matter how we celebrate it and how we plan to celebrate it, I think the most
important thing to do is to thank God for giving us another year to discover
His greatness in our life. And I do and will always do.
11 years ago, the song seems to be just a song sung by a guy
expressing his feelings to a girl.
But today, the song seems to be a song that
God is singing to me or a song that I can sing to God depending on what part of
the lyrics. I am always thankful to God because He opened my heart and mind to
receive Him into my life. I just want to pour out all the praises and worship
to Him.
And so, turning 29 means being thankful to all the people
who loves me and most especially thankful to God for everything.
