RECENTLYI've always believed that age is just a number. I know that certain ages are considered milestones in ones' life. Certainly that should be the case with this particular birthday. Fifty, that's right one-half a century! Why do I still feel like a little girl inside? Should fifty year olds do karaoke with their twelve year old sons? I say, "absolutely!" I actually have a few songs down pretty well so when my twenty year old son came home from college last weekend, he was my captive audience. He gave me a faint smile & some eye rolling of course, but I know he loves me & appreciates that I enjoy life.
Of course a fifty year old birthday would not be complete without a girls' lunch. A group of my best homeschool mom buddies gathered at a restaurant for laughter & silly cards. A few were alittle hilarious; others extolled all the wisdom I must surely possess at this grand old age, yeah right! One of the best parts was just looking around & seeing the faces of moms who've stood in the trenches with me for all these many years of homeschooling--through times when we thought we just wouldn't make it. We did. Through concepts we never thought our children would learn. They did. Through hoping & praying our precious ones would find a mate. They have. Through thoughts of wondering if we would ever have any time to ourselves again. We do.
Lunch was topped off by a huge chocolate peanut butter sundae with eight spoons. Almost everyone had a bite, except those who were trying to be good. It's alright to try to be good, but balance is important, too, and today I dug right into the chocolate. I walk alot so just a few trips around the block and I'll be good to go.
Sometimes moms will pass in and out of your lives. I believe those seasons are ordained by the Lord. He places people in our path for a reason & on occasion rearranges those associations. That needs to be okay with us. When we see those who've come & gone from our lives at a later day, the catching up is surely sweet. So as for advice from a fifty year old young lady: Let God ordain your connections. He know best even when we think we do!
A special thank you to Melissa, a fellow blogger, for convicting me to get back to my blog! Thank you, Melissa!
Mish
Ginny
Heidi
Isn't life grand? Age is just a number...... I am going to be 40 soon and I think life is just beginning to make sense to me! :)
Blessings!
gloria