{"id":3508,"date":"2019-01-16T11:43:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T16:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/?p=3508"},"modified":"2020-09-21T16:18:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T20:18:01","slug":"so-glad-im-not-young-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/16\/so-glad-im-not-young-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"So glad I\u2019m not young anymore-"},"content":{"rendered":"

We love old movies! ❤️ Thanks to my husband, our kids grew up well versed in all the classics – cartoons, westerns and musicals complete with singing and dancing.<\/p>\n

Gigi<\/strong><\/em> is one of our favorites. A french love story that promotes marriage over cohabitation, it shows love through the eyes of the young and the old. One song states,\u00a0“I’m so glad I’m not young anymore”<\/em> and I quite agree.<\/p>\n

It’s a blessing to grow old while living with the love of my life. Experiences and adventures have weathered me and softened me. Made me more gentle.<\/p>\n

My husband and I laughed this weekend that with age we care far less<\/em> what others think of us. However, we care far more where they are headed – <\/em>both practically and spiritually. We marveled at the predictability of human-nature… and how recurring life lessons are.<\/p>\n

We admired our\u00a0old love:<\/em> rich and well-seasoned from years of memories, requiring no explanation to one another. Just a look, or a laugh can say so much! My husband\u00a0gets it…<\/em>\u00a0he longs for what I long for concerning our children. Our dreams are the same.<\/p>\n

I may miss tighter skin and smoother muscles, quick recall and energy ALL day. But, I so appreciate the gifts of wisdom that hindsight and age bring. I am grateful today, though not in my prime, to be a little older and a little wiser.<\/p>\n

Lord, I’m glad I’m not young anymore. Now please, help me to finish strong in this next half.<\/em><\/p>\n

ForGlorySake! –<\/strong>Anna<\/em><\/p>\n

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50 isn’t so bad…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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