Birthday '10

"For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb.  I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.  My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place.  When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, Your eyes saw my unformed body.  All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be."  (Psalm 139:13-16)

How appropriate that the verse for today, my Birthday, was this one.  It says God created me as I am and my days are ordained for me written in His book.   That is at the same time amazing and also comforting.


On Saturday, my family took me out to the Harbor Seafood Buffet.  For a buffet, it had a wide selection of sushi and it was pretty good.  The Chinese food was okay, and they had a Mongolian BBQ section, plus a variety of seafood.  A nice treat was the mango soft ice cream.

Last night, I celebrated with my Community Group leaders, who share an Anniversary on the same day with my Birthday.  They are a wonderful example of God's design for marriage.   Since their favorite type of food is Mexican; I made several Mexican dishes:

• Black Bean and Corn Enchiladas  (I used the refried black bean this time; but, the whole black beans seem to work better)
• Mexican Salad (with greens, tomato, cilantro, onion (and avocado) with a dressing of olive oil, lime juice, cilantro, garlic and honey)
• Taco/Burrito Bar (beef, chicken, lettuce, tomato, onions, cheese, sour cream, salsa, guacamole, tortilla chips)