Go ahead & thank God for your birthday 🎉

Little Miss, with legs dangling from the side of the chair, sits anxiously every night ready to be the first to say her prayer. It’s been the same opening line for the last two years.”Tank you God for my birfday”.


Her daddy and I roll our eyes and quietly snicker before we say “amen”.  And I have in the past been guilty of thinking of her little words as a flippant start of a prayer. Aren’t there more important things in life?

But then it hit me. 

Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. (James 5:13, NIV).

This almost four year old is doing what we as adults often lack. Praising God. Singing praises.


For big things and the little things. It’s what we are commanded to do when we are happy.
So now every time she bows her head and says “Tank you God for my birfday and for Brer Rabbit (meaning thanks for my parents for taking me to Disney World last year)” I say a big “hallelujah” to myself. ‘Cause this little force of mischief, smiles, & cuddles is a gift I was told I’d never get. And that blessing deserves a big praise each and every day.

So, go ahead and give thanks for your birthday and for the members of your family. And also for the advent of birthday cake. ‘Cause that’s kinda a big deal.

Soul Work
: Give thanks to God throughout the day. We don’t need to just make requests in the hard times, but we need to praise his magnificent works all the time.

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About Sarah

Sarah Philpott, Ph.D, is the author of the award-winning book: Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss. Her newest release is The Growing Season: A Year of Down-on-the-Farm Devotions. Sarah lives in the south on a cattle farm where she raises her four mischievous children and is farm wife to her high-school sweetheart. Sarah is founder of the Loved Baby support group and #HonorAllMoms Mother's Day movement. These days Sarah happily chooses to be a stay-at-home mom and spends her days cleaning up peanut butter & jelly off the counter, dreaming of traveling the world, and chasing her children around the farm. She doesn't believe in sharing desserts. Life is too short to share chocolate! Sarah is a lover of coffee (black), rocking chairs, the outdoors, and Hemingway.

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