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the best surprise party

05/16/2022 · In: life

My husband and closest friends are THE GREATEST. They got me so good with a surprise 30th birthday party a week before the actual day. Good food, kids running around all over, a box full of the kindest and most affirming cards, the best chocolate chip cookies, all my favorite people in one place… it was amazing. There were definitely tears. And a whole lot of joy.

Henri Nouwen said it well: “I think it is more important to celebrate a birthday than a successful exam, a promotion, or a victory. Because to celebrate a birthday means to say to someone: Thank you for being you. Celebrating a birthday is exalting life and being glad for it. On a birthday we do not say: Thanks for what you did, or said, or accomplished. No, we say: Thank you for being born and being among us.“ (Here and Now)

By: Chelsea Eubank · In: life · Tagged: birthdays, friendship

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I'm Chelsea... a wife, mom and friend passionate about cultivating a rich life with God.

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