Tammy's 39th Birthday!

I celebrated my 39th birthday last Friday. Everyone has teased me endlessly about this being the LAST year BEFORE I reach 'old'. They are perplexed when I tell my age and admit that I LOOOVVVEEE birthdays! I do. I want to grow old and become wiser with each passing year. Why don't some people get that? Why do they think getting older is such a horrible thing? Why aren't they enjoying the fact that they have had another year behind them, that in itself is reason enough to celebrate. It makes perfect sense to me. I have NEVER had a problem with growing older, getting a few (ok...a lot!) of gray hairs, or making an occasional potty run in the middle of the night. I have watched my Mother grow older gracefully and she gets more beautiful and youthful with each additional birthday that SHE celebrates...so I've had a great example to observe!

Maybe it is the fact that my Dad struggled to celebrate each additional birthday after he reached the 41st one. Perhaps it was his enthusiasm and humbleness as April 16th approached. He celebrated and gave thanks graciously, not only to us for the birthday surprises but to the Lord for granting him just one more.

So..back to me. I am grateful that I was able to celebrate on October 17th with good health, a precious family, fabulous friends, and all the excitement and wonder that each birthday brings. It means more than I could possibly try to explain, so I won't. I just hope those of you that read this, the ones who DON'T want to admit your age or you think it's such a burden to grow older...stop for a moment and reflect on the time since your last birthday until today, has it been that horrible? Look at all the cool things you would've missed out on if God hadn't granted you just one more. Stop and reflect. Count your blessings because they will add up way faster than however many birthdays you've had. Trust me, I am still counting and oh, so blessed!!