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Happy Birthday to Me!

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Today is my 41st birthday, and I wanted to take a minute to celebrate and appreciate that here on the blog.πŸŽ‰

Side note: You might also enjoy last year’s What I Love About Turning 40.

Y’all! This trip around the sun has been the most intense, difficult, agonizing, beautiful, painful, scary, unexpected and amazing one yet!

If you are new around here, about a month and a half after my 40th birthday, I was diagnosed with stage three Hodgkins lymphoma. So much of this year has been dedicated to healing from that, finishing chemotherapy and putting my life back together now that I am in remission.

Thank you, Jesus, for that!πŸ™πŸ»

I am so thankful to be alive to see another birthday! And I am feeling gratitude to the point of tears today. Just intense gratitude, y’all. πŸ˜­πŸ™πŸ»

When Life Gets Upended

We are no strangers to game-changers in my family. In the last five years alone we have had many upending life changes, including my losing my full time corporate job, giving birth to our daughter, turning my food blog into a career, and my husband losing his job last spring. And then of course, my cancer diagnosis this past year.

One of the biggest lessons from this whole year is how I have learned to surrender my plans to the Almighty, on a much deeper level. This past year was not how I envisioned my life going at forty.

I had all these grand plans y’all.Β  And everything changed the moment I heard the words “you have cancer.” It felt like I was thrust onto some weird alternative timeline/ reality, and I was watching all this play out to somebody else. Life can change in an instant.

I had to practice accepting the circumstances I could not change, and I learned to surrender all that. Those who know me in real life (especially from my teens and twenties) know how much of a planner I can be.

All my plans had to wait. I stopped everything, and suddenly surviving became priority number one. I did survive, and for that I am so thankful.

For all of you that may be in one of those reality-shifting, game-changing seasons, I feel you. πŸ’–

Choosing a New Normal

So what will 41 hold for me? I do have some plans, y’all.Β  πŸ™ƒ Haha, old habits die hard.πŸ˜‰

But I am doing my best to hold on to them loosely. I choose to leave space for the unknown. And I choose to trust that Divine perspective always knows better than I do.

I choose to hold tight to the new realization that difficult seasons can birth some beautiful and unexpected gifts.

Truth is, none of us know what we may face in any given year, day, or moment. I choose to enjoy this moment.

I choose to embrace ordinary fun, like lunch dates with my son.

I choose to pause to honor all I have been through this year.

I choose to celebrate how precious, fragile, valuable and profoundly beautiful life is. Β Happy birthday to me!πŸ₯³ If you read this far, thanks for celebrating with me, friends.😘

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  1. Klong says

    July 31, 2019 at 4:56 pm

    Love love love all instant pot recipes I have tried and looking forward to many more years of YOU making me and my family happy at dinnertime😘

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      August 4, 2019 at 8:26 pm

      Aw thank you!!πŸ’–πŸ™πŸ»

      Reply
  2. LuAnn says

    July 26, 2019 at 12:00 am

    Happy birthday it’s a wonderful life enjoy it.

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 26, 2019 at 2:25 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Carolyn patel says

    July 25, 2019 at 6:39 pm

    Happy Bithday Marjorie!! You are beautiful inside and out! Thanks for the reminder about living each day to the fullest. Thinking of you!!

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 26, 2019 at 2:26 pm

      Thank you, Carolyn!πŸ’–πŸ˜˜

      Reply
  4. Sue keefer says

    July 25, 2019 at 5:36 pm

    I just came across your blog today, as I was searching for an Instant Pot recipe. As a new resident of South Carolina, your accent caught my ear, and in a short time your struggles this past year came to my attention. Best wishes for a very blessed year ahead with God’s tender mercies to help you heal β€œgood as new”! I am learning to cook differently, as my family is grown and my husband resides in assisted living. I’m enjoying the instant pot so much, and it keeps me focused to continue eating healthful meals, with old favorites in new methods. Keep the faith, and birthday blessings! Sue

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 26, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Welcome! And thank you so very much. Hugs!πŸ€—

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  5. Michelle says

    July 25, 2019 at 4:40 pm

    Happy, happy Birthday Beautiful warrior woman! Covered in the healing blood of Jesus!❀️

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 26, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Thank you, Michelle!

      Reply
  6. aNNE says

    July 25, 2019 at 1:07 pm

    sENDING BLESSING AND WISHES FOR A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY!

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 25, 2019 at 2:47 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  7. Kathryn says

    July 25, 2019 at 10:57 am

    Happy birthday!

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 25, 2019 at 2:48 pm

      Thank youπŸ’–

      Reply
  8. Karen says

    July 25, 2019 at 9:47 am

    Have a very happy birthday!!!

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  9. Barbra L. says

    July 25, 2019 at 8:13 am

    So glad to hear that you are in remission! Wishing you and your family all of the best!

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 25, 2019 at 2:48 pm

      Thanks BarbraπŸ™ŒπŸ»

      Reply
  10. Denise says

    July 25, 2019 at 8:13 am

    Happy Birthday 🎁

    This blog entry was so special. Your journey this past year was not easy but you traveled it with grace and strength. All of us traveled with you, praying right along with you that your story would have a happy ending, which it did πŸ˜‰

    Here’s hoping this next year brings you happiness and continued good health!

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 25, 2019 at 2:49 pm

      Thank you so very much, Denise!πŸ’–πŸ™πŸ»

      Reply
  11. Mary says

    July 25, 2019 at 8:08 am

    Happy, happy birthday! Feel the love and support of everyone who follows your blog and instagram acct.

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 25, 2019 at 2:49 pm

      I am definitely feeling it, Mary.πŸ₯°πŸ™ŒπŸ» Thank you!

      Reply
  12. Carla says

    July 24, 2019 at 2:46 pm

    Wishing you a very happy birthday and a healthy and happy year ahead!!!!!!

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 25, 2019 at 2:49 pm

      Thank you, Carla!πŸ’–

      Reply

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