May 27, 2010

I'm 16 Today!

Today is my birthday, now I'm 16 years old! I'm so grateful to God for blessing me to complete another year of life. I'm thankful that I am in good health, am getting a good Christian education, and have been able to bless and encourage others through music. It's been so rewarding to be able to use my talents for His glory!

As I begin another year, I have several decisions to make. In December, I'll be taking the GED test to complete my home school education. I feel that God is leading me to become a midwife and have been doing some research to learn more about what is involved and which course of education would be best. I'm also praying about becoming a doula and/or nutritionist.

My parents have been so helpful in guiding me through these decisions and have encouraged me to seek God's will continually. Please pray that God will clearly show His will to me and that I will continue to grow in Him as I follow His footsteps.

I thought it would be fun to share with you a few pictures from when I was younger!

Age 1
Age 3












Age 5

Age 7

Age 10












Age 14

Age 15(just a few months ago)
























Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Psalm 43:10

Hope you all have a blessed day!

25 comments:

Lindsay said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EDEN!!! I hope you have a wonderful day... and a blessed year ahead. :)

Kelsianne said...

Have a wonderful birthday Eden!! Being 16 is great. :) Loved the photo's!
Blessings,
Kelsey

Haley said...

Happy birthday!! I hope you have a vey special day! :D

Jenna said...

Happy Birthday dear Eden!

You are a wonderful blog friend and I have been so blessed to "know" you via our blogs:)

I will pray for you as you are making these decisions ~ many blessings to you as you begin another year of serving the LORD!

Love your friend,
Jenna

Johanna said...

Happy Birthday dear Eden! May God bless you!

Victoria Rebecca said...

Happy Birthday Eden!! Wow! We were born on the same day! Have a blessed day and year.

Jenna said...

Happy 16th Birthday, Eden! May the Lord bless you on your special day!
Always remember that God is leading you on His perfect path... You are a sweet child of His, dear friend!
Have a blessed birthday and a blessed year!

Your Sister In Christ,
Jenna

P.S. I love the photographs... Thank you for sharing them!

Jessica Rebekah said...

Happy 16 birthday Eden! :D
Hope you had a wonderful day.
May the Lord bless you and guide you always.

In Christian love
~Jess & Rachel

Jessica Rebekah said...

Happy 16 birthday Eden! :D
Hope you had a wonderful day.
May the Lord bless you and guide you always.

In Christian love
~Jess & Rachel

Hannah grace said...

Happy Birthday Eden! May God bless you this year and the ones to come.I hope you have a great Birthday.

~ Blessings Hannah ~

Marissa said...

Happy birthday, Eden!!!!! I hope you're having a WONDERFUL day!

Sounds like you've got a lot of decisions to make. Isn't it great that God is in control of your entire life? He has a plan not only for your life, but also for each and every day!

I enjoyed seeing the pictures! :)

Blessings,
Marissa

Brooke O'Shea said...

Happy Birthday, Eden! That sounds like wonderful plans! Keep your eyes on God and may He continue to guide and bless your future!

Moe said...

Happy birhtday Eden! May you have a blessed 16th year.

Moe

Rachel said...

Oh, happy birthday my dear! :D Wow, 16 is such a special age! :) May the Lord bless you in all you do and may you be light and godly sweet young woman (that I know you are)! :D I hope you had a marvelous birthday! :)

Blessings and Hugs!
~Rachel~

Laura said...

A very happy 16th birthday Eden!!
I hope you are having a wonderful fun filled day!!!
May the next year be even better than the last. :)
God Bless,
Laura

Victoria Rebecca said...

Nope. I was born in 1993.

Laura said...

P.s. I love the pictures you posted of yourself! You were such a cute baby!

To answer your question on the doula course. I'm studying with Childbirth International (www.childbirthinernational.com)
I like it alot because they train doulas all over the world, and you can take to course by text book or over the internet.
The aromatherapist course is from The East West School for Herbal and Aromatic Studies (www.theida.com) On both of these courses they don't have a deadline, so that is nice also. I've been working on them for over a year now.:) The aromatherapist course comes with text books and some essentials oils as well!
If you have any question I would love to help out where I can!
I'd also love to hear what you decide t pursue!
Happy studying!
Laura

Frannie said...

Happy Birthday Eden! God bless you with a lovely and blessed year! I really enjoyed seeing your pictures! :)

Have a blessed birthday!
Frannie

Today was my Daddy's birthday too! :)

Dain Richardson said...

Happy Birthday precious Eden!
Your Dad and I was given a gift from our
Heavenly Father 16 years ago today...you
will always be our special Treasure! We
are very happy to see you walking in the
ways of YHWH (The Lord) and striving to please Him.
May His blessings be upon you today and forever.
Love always--Dad & Mom

Dain Richardson said...

P.S. Loove your pics--enjoyed the
walk down 'memory lane' :)

Sereina said...

Happy Birthday, Eden! Hope you had a fantastic day!

Stephanie Ann said...

Happy Belated Birthday! I hope you do become a midwife. It seems that people nowadays think birth is an "emergency" and must be dealt with at a hospital. I'm sure a lot of people don't want to spend an important moment like that in a loveless hospital.

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday, Eden! May YWHW bless you with another year to serve and bring glory to His name! Blessings!

His,
Shani

P.S- Thank you for your comment!

Leah said...

Happy Birthday!

I hope it was a blessed special day!

May your 16th year be a sweet one.

Love,

Leah

Vanessa said...

Happy birthday! May the Lord bless you and give you guidance for your future.