Argh. I would really like to put this part of my page in a bordered box but I can't figure out how to pull that off...at least not for free. Anybody got a clue to give me?

Happy 24th to me!! I think I'm going to celebrate by calling up my parents and telling them thanks. I kind of hope the Lord has something special planned for me and Him today...that would be really cool! I need to hear I'm loved and appreciated from my family and friends of course, but since He's decided He wants me all to Himself for a while, I'd love to hear it from Him too. Sometimes it is almost like having a boyfriend.

But most of all for my birthday this year, I'd like a weekend where He does something amazing in the lives of the people around me. Like Laura, that He'd set her free from one major thing that's holding her down. And Daniel, that he'd get a chance to hear (and believe it) that his dad loves him and is proud of him. For Beth, that she'd find the place where she can understand she is always approved of no matter what's up with the family. For Jim, maybe that the discernment he's learning with the Berkhiemers would start clicking in with his own family and bring about an answer.

Jessie and Adrian? Mmmm, that this whole house thing would be a place of joyful hospitality right off. Danny, that he would know that we believe in him for a reason so he can have the courage to take the plunge into life. I would really like my brother Tim to find a church like BayRidge that he can be a part of without condemnation. For Mum, that the new meds will be provided and they will actually do something! Oh, and that Trinity will wake up and grow inside, so she'll have the church community she longs for. For Gen, time to rest and another companion to walk with when my mom can't. Dad and Cathy, I'd like to give them something that would bring a sense of "family", mmmm, maybe a new way to include them in my new life. Those kinds of things are really important to them.

There's lots more I could wish for. But I think that's a good start. Ok, Lord! Do Your thing!