Celebrating the big seven OH!

Seventh decade

I begin ye well

In anticipation

Awe

Wonder

Expectation

A new me

of identity

Instead of

Making lists of grudges of not what did not occur

Weak nostalgia

masking Traditions passed on

Wow the spectacular

Exponential beauty of what did happen

bought a new blue bra with flowers that fit

Magic moon fully illuminating

First text

First call

First sing

Pie i had 2 not cake

No candles to blow out

We did not sing

but more than one sang a song written just for me

singer songwriter psalms

version of birthday blessing song

had wedding presents

something borrowed, new and old and blue

smoky

hot red clay vessels

brisket love

of presence slow warmth rising

sibling love

who has known you the longest

sharing womb space

original sin is only possible in the empire

if my children

are my best teachers

who taught me to love

stay close

attached and to let go their voices were barely whispers faint

something about

celebrating a birth

one more time solar returns

Favor mercy and Grace

NOTES

Thank you for so many birthday greetings wishing be well

Happy 70th Birthday to me feeling so free

This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity.[b] I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2029%3A11&version=NIV