Today I celebrated my 30th birthday. \u00a0It’s been a day I thought would be full of crazy emotions for me. \u00a0In a way it definitely does signify the end of all childhood I think. \u00a0Age wise. \u00a0Not in the heart.<\/p>\n
I had things I had hoped would happen by this age. \u00a0Goals I had set long ago. \u00a0Many of them happened. \u00a0Some of them not. \u00a0Admittedly I hoped my artistic career would have been a bit more far along. \u00a0I have since changed so much of my attitude and work ethic as it pertains to my art. Then last night as I took my shower, I was reflecting on these things and surprised by my lack of sad emotion. \u00a0Then my youngest daughter started crying in her crib and I could hear her from where I was. \u00a0And I was overwhelmed with thankfulness. \u00a0The Lord has been so gracious to me. \u00a0I am so thankful for my wife, my daughters, my family and friends. \u00a0Life is richer now than it has ever been and I am so ready to see what the next decade will bring.<\/p>\n
Life is sure to give so many of us twists and turns along the way, it is impossible to know the places we will find ourselves. \u00a0But so much of life is what we make of it, how we perceive and deal with the things life throws our way.<\/p>\n
30 is a big age for me. \u00a0But not in the way I thought it would be. Instead it’s the beginning of a whole new phase of life that I look forward to tackling head on. \u00a0My book is almost done, a whole new process begins after that and then on to so many other projects I have in mind. \u00a0Thank you all for\u00a0encouragement\u00a0and support. \u00a0And thank you to everyone has wished me a happy birthday. \u00a0You all have blessed my life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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