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My Birthday Gift


Enjoying my birthday 5 Nov 2004 on his hammock in Fiji


Since we arrived, it has been cloudy every day 




Lying on the hammock, all alone reading for a few hours, I looked at my phone, no messages. No signal on the island.

I thought to myself, this will be the quietest birthday, I have every had. No texts, no E-cards, no GIF birthday wishes..

I looked at the same dreary grey horizon since I arrived in Fiji and thought, God! None of my friends will be able to wish me and celebrate my birthday with me. Do you think you can give me a lovely sunset as a birthday present?




I was awed in a few hours whilst still on the hammock, bright rays of Gold pierced through the clouds!

My heart lept with joy, my spirit knew I was receiving a gift from my Father in heaven.

It was BEAUTIFUL!







It was a very sweet time, as I spent the hour receiving the Gift from the Giver. The peace, the joy, I was drunk with His love. I was his child who could ask anything from my heavenly Father and he would hear!

Perhaps we must remember as we live our busy lives, we have to make time to be alone with God especially in Nature.

When we are close to nature , God 'IS' and can be felt close to us amidst his creations.



written by Millicent Tan, 29th June 2018

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