Glad To Be Here!

I turned 60 on my last birthday, nothing unusual about that but it has turned out to be quite extraordinary!

Nothing like Alices’ bizarre adventure into Wonderland nor the grand vacation Dorothy took as she ventured toward Oz, but I feel like I’ve arrived at Me! Upon looking back, there were a few rabbit holes, fields of beautiful poppies, and a witch or two along the journey, but they fade into the background of time.

I know some of my arrival to Me is my age, as I’ve heard women before speaking of the freedom that dawns with it! I’ve always been an independent person; confines and lines are especially hard for me; losing many of these constraints have left me utterly joyful.

In our youth, image is a strong forefront. How do I look? What will they think? Why did I do that? What am I going to do? Leftover peer pressure from 12 years of school and the competitions of life.

As we age, we begin an exchange; our youthful appearance for that of grace and dignity, our agility for a pace that is slower and refined. I find myself surprised at the peace that arrived beautifully wrapped from God when I advanced into the next age stage. I’m a Senior again! Oh, I hope it comes with another ring!!!

I am comfortable in my skin and Me. I am growing every day, but in a new way; new friendships are blooming in spring attire; I am walking closer to my Lord and feel the peace of his love shining down on me like sunshine on a summer day. I still care what people think but not because of the outfit I have on or the title of my job but because of the beauty from within. The Lord, I wish to reflect!

Isaiah 60:1 ESV “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”

John 11:40 ESV “Jesus said to her, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”

2 Corinthians 4:6 NIV “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness, made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.”

So the next time I need to run to the grocery store, fuzzy socked feet stuffed in clogs, hair up in a messy bun and no makeup, guess what I am off to the store, our Godly glow shines through our masks, let people see that and the rest, well that’s their opinion, and I can’t be bothered!

May the peace of our Lord shine upon you and out of you for the world to see! Be blessed, be a blessing and thank you for joining me. 🥰