My 29th birthday celebration yesterday was unlike no other. There was no fancy celebration, nothing huge like my previous birthdays when I used to meet with my friends. It was a simple and quiet celebration.
We have planned on going for a road trip but sometimes things just wouldn’t go our way. There was a huge change of plan for several reasons I’d rather not elaborate.
I started my day with a fun event with the Lamb of God youth, followed by a “shopping spree” in Wellington City, and a movie in the evening. I was so psyched with the shopping spree part because it was the first time in years that I was able to buy gadgets for myself. Howell bought a phone (this purchase wasn’t planned since my phone broke down a day just before my birthday, coincidentally) and a DSLR camera (since I wanted to dabble with photography).
My sister called me at midnight, just in time for my birthday. I was able to chat with her and my mom for a bit so it made my celebration so much special.
Another wonderful thing that happened is that my residency visa was approved! It was one of my biggest anxieties the past year, given the immigration changes here so it is such a blessing that this news came in. That will altogether be a different post, for those looking at migrating here.
It’s so surprising that even in this simplest celebration, everything that happened yesterday seemed so meaningful. I am in the process of restoration. All the things I have never thought would happen, happened.
As a friend quoted to me recently, it seemed that the lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. I am convinced that these things happening in my life is a fulfillment of God’s promises He made years past. The Lord is restoring the years stolen from me by the responsibilities I had to take on at an early age. I am now capable of exploring things that I have wanted to do in my younger years, such as swimming, writing, and several artsy things. I have so much time in my hands that I can use to develop and use my talents more.
At 29, I certainly do not feel young, but my heart is as young as it can get because of my hunger for new discoveries and the new opportunities life opened up for me. For these, I am grateful.
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