I am 30

I turned the BIG 30 yesterday! It was such a great day. It started out with Brent and the kids bringing me a doughnut in bed, with candles, as they sang me "happy birthday". Brent completely surprised me with an IPad!! Was NOT expecting that. I think it will be a fun addition for everyone. During the day, I did NOTHING. It was so nice. Ezra had a playdate with a friend during the afternoon, so while the girls napped, it was actually quite throughout the whole house. Ezra isn't a big napper these days, so it was so peaceful. After I went to pick Ezra up from his playdate, Brent had plans for our evening. He told me that we were going to meet up with some friends of ours at BIGZ, which is a burger joint. I was so NOT on board. I was just thinking, "really!?! Bigz for my 30th!" Ha! I honestly was praying the whole day that I would be content in ANY situation that Brent had planned for my birthday, because, he planned it in the first place, and that is a HUGE thing for Brent. Anyway, he informed me that we were going to Bigz to eat and let the kids play, then Lisa and Rob (the friends we were going to meet) were going to take the kids for a while so we could go do somethings. After he said that, I was like, "okay, I can do that." Well, we show up at Bigz and ALL of our friends were waiting there with cake, balloons and presents! BRENT PLANNED A HUGE SURPRISE PARTY FOR ME!!! It was AWESOME. As we walked in, everyone started singing "Happy Birthday." I just stood there, shocked and crying! It was so sweet. I was overflowing with LOVE and JOY. As the night went on, I found out that Brent had been planning this for a MONTH! So NOT Brent Eilers style. I had the BEST NIGHT EVER! I am so blessed by Brent and all of my friends who took the time to come and celebrate with me. Oh, I still get teary over it! It definitely was so much more than I could have asked for.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!!

So, as I turn 30, I am not at all upset about it or feel "old". I am excited about my 30's. I had some great times and not so great times in my 20's where I grew from those not so great times and flourished from those great times!! Now, I am excited to take what God blessed me with in my 20's and grow them for HIS name and glory. I am way more confidant in Who I Am and Whose I Am now. I just want that to shine so bright, from the inside out! So, as I go into my 30's, I am hoping and praying that God will use me to move mountains!
That's what I am telling myself, anyway. Ha!