I turn 30!

AS most people around me know I was not exactly counting down the days till my 30th birthday, holding onto every last minute till midday(when I was born) to be 29. I was excited to be celebrating and spending time with family and friends but not that excited about what was the occasion of turning 30.
Don't get me wrong, I am happy to be alive, well and healthy and feel very blessed at where I am at this stage of my life.




Some achievements of the past decade:(definitely not all of them)

• Marriage-I married the love of my life ten years ago next month, an absolutely amazing man, who I couldn't imagine doing this journey of life without.
• The birth of my 3 children-my eldest is 8.5 and youngest is 17 months
• Career-as a Group Leader in my area of qualification(childrens services), then I moved on to be an assistant coordinator and then coordinator of an outside of school hours care service in a private school, which I resigned from nearly 4 years ago.
• Purchase and sale of first house
• Began our dream of seeing Australia-can tick of NSW(most of it) and Tasmania(as we spent a very memorable month there) We still have a lot more to go so this one will definitely continue into the next decade.
• Began and continue homeschooling my children and never looked back, been one of the best decisions for our family.

I am now a stay at home mum who loves my job! I feel very blessed to be in the position to spend time with my children who show me everyday that they grow up very fast and I treasure each moment.

Now back to why I am not happy about turning 30. Most people I have run into say "I just started knowing who I was when I was 30" and "I did so much when I was 30"  No discredit to them but I feel I already know who I am and I already have done so much!!! SO I guess I wander what it is I will "feel" like being 30 and what I can "achieve" when I am 30?

I quite enjoyed being in my 20's and I am sure that as I get my head around the fact that I am getting older I will enjoy being in my 30's also. After all, like I said I have a lot in my life to be thankful to God for and a lot to look forward to!

Life is a journey and I suppose turning 30 will make me look and reflect on my life so far and seek God as to what he will have for me in this next decade.

Happy 30th to me!!!!

"...For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future..." Jeremiah 29:11