Today is my birthday, December 10 th .  I actually know several people who have the same date as mine. Of course there are probably thousands, (millions?), of others out there in the world someplace.   But birthdates, especially how many someone my age has celebrated, while only a date on the calendar, seem to bring more reflection later in life. And that’s a good thing if we use those thoughts as inspiration, encouragement, thankfulness and a prompting to wisely use the rema