Apr. 3, 2008 - On This Date in History
We have a little section in our local paper that lists either important or unique happenings throughout history on each day of the year. Well, though not too important (except to my family) and not exactly unique, on this date in history....gulp.... 40 years ago... I was born.
40...I am 40! Oh my that is tough to wrap my brain around. I keep thinking I'll have an epiphany and I wil profoundly embrace this milestone, but it just ain't happen'.
I've said it many times to family and friends (some of them believe me), it's not so much turning 40 that bothers me (yeah, right). What bothers me is that the 10 years from 30 to 40 FLEW by. I feel like I was literally turning 30 a couple of years ago. If the 10 years from 40 to 50 go by that fast (and I've been told by those with experience that it goes by faster) then I will turn around a couple of times and then I'll be 50. Folks, 50 is scary. Those in the know tell me things start falling apart at 50. Yes, I'm completely irrational. I'm worrying about 50 on my 40th birthday.
On the bright side: I'm married to a man that still thinks I'm beautiful, I have 3 precious, healthy, happy kids, my parents are healthy, my in-laws are healthy, thanks to my brother and his sweet wife, I have a beautiful niece and another niece/nephew on the way, the Vanderbilt Commodores basketball teams (men and women) made the NCAA tournament this year, and if the Predators can win 2 more games (or Edmondton loses one) they will make the Stanley Cup playoffs.
I've accomplished quite a bit in 40 years...actually, I should rephrase that...God has blessed me abundantly in the last 40 years. I'm looking forward to the next 40!
Blessings,
Rhonda
