I try not to think about my birthday much. You know, it means I am getting OLDER, but when I think of the alternative, having another birthday isn't such a bad thing. It means I have spent another year with my girls and my hubby. Oh and what a year this has been!
I was thinking earlier about the next 41 years. I do plan to be around that much longer....if God wills it. I look back and think about the life we have lived. Nineteen years with my parents and almost 22 years with my hubby. I have my three beautiful daughters and my new son-in-law. I have a home that is cozy and warm in the winter, cool in the summer. I have vehicals to get us around. I have healthy children and my own health is good. My job is secure, our fianances are okay. We have our parents and our friends. Life is good. We are blessed. I feel very blessed and I look forward to what the years ahead will bring.
I do plan to take life a little less seriously and have a little more fun. I love Tim McGraw's song..."My Next 30 Years"....well, I am saying, my next 40 years. I am looking forward to what lies ahead. I can't wait to meet all the people God will bring in to my life. Friends I have not yet known, old friends that may return, the hope of grandchildren and future son-in-laws. Christmases filled with laughter and joy.
I also know of the heartaches that will come too. Over the last few years, I have watched some of those touch-stone people in my life leave this world and move on to their reward. I know those events will continue as I grow older. Those people who have made their mark on my life will soon leave me to carry on without them. I'm trying to only look forward with joy and gratfulness though I know there will be days of hardships and pain. I pray for my next 40 years to be a filled with love and happiness as these last ones have been. I pray that I allow God to guide my steps and tender my words. I ask that He guard my health and my mind. I pray He will continue to bless me with wonderful friends and with a happy marriage. I ask that He protect and guide my children as they become adults and to protect and strength my parents as they too grow older.
My next 40 years....This is my theme song....some words have been changed to fit me, but I think you will get the message. Enjoy your life. Live today. Let go of the past and have a little fun.
I think Ill take a moment, celebrate my age
The ending of an era and the turning of a page
Now its time to focus in on where I go from here
Lord have mercy on my next 40 years
Hey my next 40 years Im gonna have some fun
Try to forget about all the crazy things Ive done
Maybe now Ive conquered all my adolescent fears
And Ill do it better in my next 40 years
My next 40 years Im gonna settle all the scores
Cry a little less, laugh a little more
Find a world of happiness without the hate and fear
Figure out just what Im doing here
In my next 40 years
Oh my next 40 years, Im gonna watch my weight
Eat a few more salads and not stay up so late
Drink a little lemonade and not so many DR PEPPERS
Maybe Ill remember my next 40 years
My next 40 years will be the best years of my life
Raise a little family and hang out with my HUBBY
Spend precious moments with the ones that I hold dear
Make up for lost time here, in my next 40 years
In my next 40 years
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