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It seems strange to be entering this new 'I'm sixteen' sphere -- a world that is like a bridge and balance between adulthood and adolescence.  But nevertheless I am (and will be) attempting to serve God daily and realize that life is not a matter of milestones but of moments (Theodore Roosevelt). 

Today I am (privileged?) to start my birthday with a rather big, nerve-racking and daunting piano exam, which I'd really appreciate prayer for. After that, it's off to a café for a cup of tea with mummy and visiting good friends; a simple, yet enjoyable day awaits me!

sixteen things for this new year of my life:

serve God
welcome a new baby sibling into this world
live intentionally
love deeply from the heart
work hard (my favourite motto is nike's ''just do it'')
play piano more passionately
grow in areas I am weak in
visit my home country - Canada
learn new pieces by Chopin, Brahms and Bach
paint and draw more.  make art that matters.
capture emotion - though a lens, heart, pen and paintbrush.
read many books
embrace opportunities
attempt and indulge in new things
travel more (and visit friends via train!)
knit mittens

xo from you 16-year-old birthday gal,
acacia

26 comments

  1. Happy birthday! I hope 16 is a good year for you:)
    Nice pictures, you have a great profile. :D
    xx

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  2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY WOMAN!
    my birthday is in 13 days. so i'm literally right behind you.
    these photos are so beautiful! ethereal in a way, they are. (<<< yoda)

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  3. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
    the silhouettes are beautiful.
    have a lovely day and God bless you, you old person you;)
    Em

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  4. Happy birthday!
    Hope you have a wonderful day, and oh my gosh, those silhouettes are so beautiful.

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  5. Aaah - you're nine days after me! Happy birthday, dear :) And nice list. xo

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  6. Happy 16th Birthday, dear Acacia! I hope you've had a wonderful day. And these silhouettes are gorgeous.
    xoxo

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  7. Aaaahh Happy 16th Birthday, Acacia! :D Hope everything goes well for your piano exam. Make sure to tell us how it went! ;)

    Lovely list, btw!

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  8. happy birthday, girl!!!

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  9. lovely lovely photos, and happiest birthday to you, dear. :)

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  10. this is so beautiful, girl! i love your silhouette! kinda a lot. happy birthday, Acacia! 16 is an amazing age--i know from my 2 month experience. ;) {to the day, actually! my birthday is September 29th.} i love your list, and this whole post a lot. ♥

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  11. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope you have a fabulous one! Let us know how your exam went! You were in my prayers!

    Love your goals for the new year. :)

    Blessings!

    -Madi

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  12. oh sweet 16! I hope you have a beautiful birthday!
    and these photos are the essence of lovely.

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  13. happy sweet sixteen, darlingness - you talented, pretty lady you. I hope you have a beautifully blessed day, dear friend!
    much love,
    grace

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  14. these photos are amazing :) so beautifully simple!
    happy sixteenth! hope it's just as good as your photos are.

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  15. happy birthday, acacia! lovin' your blog forever x and the photos look simply elegant and beautiful!

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  16. happy sixteenth! these photos are so pretty and i hope you get to fulfill all those things on that list! :)

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  17. first of all...Happy Birthday!
    second of all, i just love this post in particular...there is always somenthing magical about the shades!

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  19. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! i just love this post in general. xo

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  20. Lovely silhouette photos. I really am in love with them. You look oh so elegant.
    I love your aspirations for your 16th year; every single one of them.

    Wonderful post, Acacia!
    (and Happy Birthday!)

    ---->> Kate

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  21. Happy birthday, girly! Love this post. Photos. Words. All.

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  22. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ACACIA!
    All the best on your special day!
    16 years of pure awesomeness - guaranteed! :)

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  23. Happy Birthday! :) (Sorry it's late) Welcome to 16-hood!
    Kimmy x

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  24. You are a wonderful girl that I admire a LOT, so I really do wish that you had an amazing sixteenth birthday! I'm so thankful to have met you through this blogland! :)

    xoxo

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  25. Gosh...I can relate to every thing on your list except 8 and 16 (I admire you for trying mittens, all I've done is baby hats and fingerless gloves)I really can. Funny.. =D
    I hope God blesses you this year, Happy Birthday too! =)

    ~Jenny

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  26. Happy late birthday, dear! We're almost birthday twins. :) Let's both embrace opportunities, shall we? God bless you this year!

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