26 years of life.......

Emotions run deep with surreal feeling of everything the past 26 years have given me. I feel oddly emotional and thankful for the fact that tomorrow I will celebrate my 26th birthday. I am not normally one who thinks much about getting older. It is a simple fact of life. However, I cannot help but to be thankful for all the things God has granted me...

When I look at the world we live in, sometimes I wonder how my life ever turned out like it has. I do not measure success in the amount of money I bring to the table, but with the amount of love and experience that has been afforded to me. In a world full of chaos, deceit and poverty, I have conquered Everest. I have waded through the deep and dark to rise above and see the sun. I have walked a long and narrow path, with the love my mother taught me, to carry me through. I have drowned in the sea of worry to break free of the surface and hold my head up high. It is with the grace of God, my family and friends that I am who I am today. Thank you to all who have touched my life in one way or another.

As thankful as I am to the gift of fortune, I am still sadden with those who struggle. The heartbreak of those who will never see 26 years. I am weighted with pain for the Mullis'. They sit in silence and struggle for their son's life everyday. Ethan Mullis, not even 2 months old, has fought for more in his life time, than has ever been asked of me. So for my birthday, as a gift for me, I ask that you pray that he may see 26 and beyond. Pray that he have the chance to live a full and happy life that I have lived. Financial times are tough, but this is one gift anyone can afford, whether you know the family or not.

Learn more about Ethan and his struggle for life at Signs of Life
http://joyemullis.blogspot.com/

On a happier note, thank you all for the birthday wishes and cards thus far! It means a lot to have such wonderful friends in my life!!! The world would be the same with out you.