A Sign Of A Birthday

On my way back from Minnesota I caught this sign at a truck stop somewhere in Iowa. Just when I swore that I would never make it out of Iowa alive, this sign appeared to let me know I would survive to see another birthday.

1023 is everywhere you look if only you're looking for it. I tend to notice when I glance at the clock and it is exactly 10:23. Or am I drawn to look when the time is 10:23 because it is my birth date?

Either way, I knew my birthday was on the horizon. I didn't yet know the epic proportion of this year's celebration, but I would soon find out.