My friend Sue had her birthday last week. Almost mid-April. She prayed for snow on her birthday. They say April showers bring May flowers, but I’m not sure what April SNOW showers bring? I know it brings some frustration for some people, but not Sue. Guess what, she got her snow. God does answer some peculiar prayers. Her story goes back to her birthday in Kindergarten and it snowed. She was thrilled and now these many years later, she still wants snow on her birthday.
I really don’t blame her though. I remember when I turned nine, our family and another family, (whose son was named Mark and was the same age, with the same birth date) went and celebrated at a restaurant called Buffalo Bills. To this day I remember that particular birthday celebration and often have a hankering for a steak or hamburger at some restaurant with a western theme. Odd isn’t it. I have a coffee mug from that trip and keep it up in the family room with other memorabilia.
I say celebrate the quirks. Enjoy the things of life that make you, you. Have fun with the little details of life that are the most memorable. Laugh and play and don’t let the details dampen your spirit. I was really looking for a beautiful spring day myself when Sue celebrated her birthday, but secretly I was praying for snow, because I knew it meant something very special to her. May all your birthdays, holidays and just any old day, be filled with little God surprises!
