Jarvis Creek Park - Hilton Head Island, April 2022

Today is my birthday! I love my birthday! As a child I loved my birthday, as a young adult I loved my birthday; and, as middle aged woman I love my birthday!

Happy Birthday to me!

Being faced with a life-threatening diagnosis in my 30’s helped me to face each adult birthday with an even bigger smile on my face. I am just grateful for each year on this earth. I do not take it for granted.

I’m grateful:

For God; always lighting the way for me and showing me His favor.
For my parents; who brought me into this world but are long gone from this life. May they RIP side-by-side as forever partners.
For my husband; who still makes me feel special and just GETS me.
For my daughter; who keeps me on my toes, makes sure that I am reflecting Christ in my daily life and loves me as Mommy.
For my family; (siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews); it’s awesome that they just love on me and are so happy whenever they see me.
For my deal life-long friends; I have chosen them to be part of my family and they have chosen me to be part of their family too.
For my network; thank you for staying connected and sharing your life journey with me.
For life; being able to walk among humanity each and every day and being mindful of the blessings I am experiencing. I am thankful and grateful for this special gift of life.

Birthday Celebration flowers delivered yesterday from one of my amazing Aunties!

I’m not sure how you feel about your birthday but I am forever thankful for each and every day that I wake up and participate in this glorious life; and, I am super grateful on my special day called my birthday.

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

Whether you already have had your birthday this year; or, it’s in the future or it’s today –

Happy Birthday to you too!

Sonya Ruff Jarvis is an entrepreneur and Managing Member of Jarvis Consultants LLC. Sonya is a Business & Marketing Consultant; Content Creator & Connection-Maker; Thought Leader & Industry Expert and Book Author & Entrepreneur. Areas of expertise include: Retail, Marketing, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and Human Resources. Sonya has been a part of the B2B retail industry for more than 30 years . Please feel free to contact her at sonya@jarvisconsultants.com. Interested in Sonya’s books? They can be found on Amazon.