My Thirties

Well, I have arrived at my thirties.

The weeks leading up to my 30th birthday were pretty weird.

I started questioning whether I’ll be able to wear my Hollister jeans.

Whether I’ll be able to wear my sundresses and leggings.

Will my stilettos still be appropriate?

Will our students think I’m “old” now?

My back hurts … is that because I’m thirty?

I noticed I have more gray hairs than ever before.

I got nervous and bought some night wrinkle cream.

Cory laughed when he saw me putting it on, and I tried to convince him it was just a lotion I needed,

that happened to have anti-aging stuff in it :)

And yet over the past few weeks, my perspective has changed.

I realized that I have not only arrived safely at my thirties ….

I arrived healthy … at my thirties.

I arrived with a husband who loves me … at my thirties.

I arrived with a husband who loves Jesus … at my thirties.

I arrived with a daughter who walks like me and talks like me … at my thirties.

I arrived with a son who daily plays with my hair … at my thirties.

I arrived with a home to retreat to … at my thirties.

I arrived with parents who visit us often … at my thirties.

I arrived with six grandparents still living … at my thirties.

I arrived with a youth group full of students striving to reach God … at my thirties.

I arrived with a handful of friends who will lift my hands when I’m weak …. at my thirties.

I have arrived … safely …. healthy …. And full of more love and blessings than I know I deserve.

So instead of looking at growing older as a bad thing.

Instead of fretting and worrying over the negatives, I will choose to find the positives.

I will be thankful for the life God has granted me.
I will consider it an honor.

“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;

I will protect him, because he knows my name.

When he calls to me, I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble;

I will rescue him and honor him.

With long life I will satisfy him

and show him my salvation.”

Psalm 91:14-16