Blog | frasergo.orghttps://www.frasergo.org/blog/2014-06-03T16:11:06+00:00BlogOn birthdays and grateful joy2014-06-03T16:11:06+00:00david/blog/author/david/https://www.frasergo.org/blog/2014/06/on-birthdays-and-grateful-joy/<p>When James was celebrating his eighth birthday, he made the following comment:</p>
<p><em>I want everybody to enjoy my birthday, because we're celebrating that God made me.</em></p>
<p>To me, this is profound. It's a way of thinking that recognizes the awe of being created with gratitude and joy, and wants to share that joy with others.</p>
<p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Great_pershing_balloon_derby_2005_09_04.jpg/639px-Great_pershing_balloon_derby_2005_09_04.jpg" title="Hot air balloons" height="480" width="640" alt="Balloon launch at the Great Pershing Balloon Derby near Brookfield, Missouri on September 4, 2005. Photo taken by Joe DeShon. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license." longdesc="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_pershing_balloon_derby_2005_09_04.jpg"></p>