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38 Birthday Gifts

1. A good night sleep

2. The Lord singing to me in Spanish

3. Team Now cooked me breakfast

4. Tower of donuts

5. Happy Birthday watercolor

6. Team prayer after breakfast

7. Getting to WiFi safely

8. Server remembering my name

9. Guacamole

10. Lunch with a view of the mountains

11. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You playing over the loudspeaker

12. Leadership call with Kacie

13. FaceTiming with Lynn and baby Jack

14. Thoughtful message from Mason

15. Surprise pedicure from Kristen Bennett & Abby

16. Birthday necklace from mom

17. Being able to wear dresses and sandals

18. Sunshine and 88 degree weather

19. Opening cards sent from friends back home

20. 90s music playing at the mall in English

21. Sitting in a massage chair, resting in His presence

22. Finding the perfect gift for a friend

23. FaceTiming with momma and grandma

24. Brigit delivering a surprise gift to my mom 

25. FB message from my sis

26. Text messages from friends

27. Helpful strangers who may or may not speak English

28. Bus drivers who get other bus drivers to take us safely home 

29. Learning to sing worship songs in Spanish

30. Learning to Salsa dance

31. Making people smile

32. Having a bed to sleep on

33. Hot showers

34. Flushing toilets

35. Beautiful Chilean sunsets 

36. Chileans singing Happy Birthday

37. Chilean cake

38. Playing Jungle speed and Dutch blitz with the team while wearing an Elsa crown, laughing uncontrollably, jamming out to Justin Bieber

5 responses to “38 Gifts”

  1. SO happy you had a Happy Birthday Sweetie! Rejoicing with you in all of God’s goodness to you. His favor shines upon and through you, and that gladdens my heart! Your Momma who loves you ??dearly!

  2. I love reading your praise reports and the wat the Lord blesses you and the many ways yoye birthday was celebrated and special. Adding a belated happy birthday and I know that there will be ongoing blessings and many more precious memories made and savored in the year ahead.

  3. Happy belated birthday dear one. Sounds like you were blessed. I pray the Lord will continue to bless you, keep you in His perfect care and provide for all your needs to include beds to sleep in, hot showers and many songs to sing. ????