Another year

Another birthday has come and gone.  I told Erin that once you get over 50, then your birthdays go in reverse and that we would soon be the same age!  She didn't think that was funny, I did!
It seems every year I am asked, "do I feel old?"  Well, I would think as with anyone, that we all start to feel the aches and pains of getting older and have to make concessions, but I really don't feel old.  The way I really feel is that in my mind I am still in my 30's and can do anything.  I don't feel 51 and I certainly don't think I look 51!  Maybe 32!
But I take getting older seriously.  When we get older, we have more experiences to learn from. I have been blessed with so many things and have had so many experiences, good and bad to learn from.  My experiences have made me the person I am today.
I am trying to accept this new concept in my life.  The concept that I am now the teacher, mentor and not the student.  People look to me for advice, guidance, support.  This doesn't mean that I still don't need this,(and God knows I am a hot mess sometimes), but I freely give it more to others.
Getting older is a privilege that we sometimes forget. It comes with good and not so good experiences but isn't life just that? I am looking forward to  experiencing as I get older: seeing my kids grow and have families, being with my husband and experiencing life with him, new experiences as a nurse and seeing where my career takes me, expanding and doing more with missions in Honduras.
What I do not look forward to is: more aches and pains, losing weight is harder (it takes more workouts to get where I used to be 10 years ago!), my kids moving out and away from me, death.

But I know I am in God's plan. He knows what I will do before I even do it. So I do not fear getting older, but I embrace it and all that comes with it, good and not so good.

Job 22:28; "What you decide on will be done, and LIGHT WILL SHINE ON YOUR WAYS."

Love to all,