A Heart Filled with Gratitude for Birthday Gifts

A very dear friend in Arizona once told me she celebrated her birthday for an entire month.

That meant all the days before her actual day of birth, the birthday itself, and all the days afterward!

Sounded like a great idea to me and I've done that ever since.

One thing about birthdays is that I hope I'll keep having them!  Ha!  (What  is the alternative, right?)

There's no waiting to open gifts. As soon as one arrives in the mail or in person, I open it with great glee!

Look at how gorgeous the one below was wrapped! 

 That took a lot of time and effort on the part of the sweet giver, that's for sure.

In this post, I'm sharing with you just some of the lovely gifts received.

Perhaps another day, I'll share a few more, if you don't mind. 

To say my heart is filled with love and gratitude is an understatement.

 It's filled to the utter brim and overflowing.

Thanks to all my beloved blog peeps, too, for your sweet birthday wishes. 

Now, on to the rest of the month!

HOW DO YOU LIKE TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY?