This day marks a special anniversary for me.
It marks a decade of me being a Christian. That is, a decade before this happened.
As a new believer of Jesus, I had always decided that at my 10th Anniversary I would throw a party and share my testimony with my guests. I would invite all the people who made a positive influence to me and my walk/journey of life, all those that encouraged me, all those that have impacted me, all those that have shaped me in the person that I have become. Before you go thinking that would be a hall full of Christian people - it doesn't. Many non-christian people have encouraged me also. I was going to have table cloths, placements and special candles, dim lights and decorations, helium balloons in my favourite colours, special photo displays, scrapped albums and gifts for the guests. I was going to serve all my favourite foods - buffet style & hire a caterer to do it. I was going to hire a photographer to take professional photos of my special family. There was going to be speeches, cool songs and My Testimony.
Would you believe that I always thought that time would be 2012? Alas, about a week ago I re-did the sums (Why would I do that? I don't know) and discovered it was THIS year. Not enough time to plan and write and prepare. But then I think... who would come anyway? That was always the trouble with a birthday 5 days after Christmas and 2 days before New Year. Everyone is busy and no one wants to be with YOU.
I would be lying to say that I am not disappointed in not being able to throw my Celebratory 10th Anniversary Party and sharing a simple life story. I'll live through it. Maybe next year? Maybe not. I contemplated sharing at church but then it is so close to Christmas who'd want to listen to it anyhow.
Nevermind...
In place of my Celebratory Anniversary Party we will be having Communion (yes, in our own home with out specially-labelled-church-people), a **Passover** Style meal (Roasted lamb with bitter herbs, Veges & Unleavened Bread - Unleavened Bread is flatbread without yeast. Yeast is a representative of Sin in the Bible), and a Special Strawberry Cheese Cake baked by a very special lady friend of mine.
I was going to invite some special-to-me people over but having just a few people over diminishes the entire 'feeling' of my giant party so I decided against it. The people who are here now are not the people who were there 10 years ago.
It'll be just my hubby, myself and our four small children.
I love loving God, Loving Jesus, Walking this kind of lifestyle, I (mostly) love going to Church, I love singing love songs to Jesus, and following in His ways. I love learning about Jesus, talking about Jesus, and sharing Jesus in my life.
Had you told me I would EVER have attended church PRIOR to this date 10years ago I would have laughed and called you crazy,.
Truly, I have no life apart from WITH Jesus xx
5 Things I am Thankful for:
1. Salvation - that was given as a FREE gift, for FREE
2. Special Family
3. Special Meal
4. Whole-ness
5. The past 10 years of positive changes and Growth on the INSIDE!!
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