{"id":432,"date":"2018-03-10T14:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bringingupredheads.com\/?p=432"},"modified":"2018-03-09T15:54:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T22:54:55","slug":"aged-to-perfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bringingupredheads.com\/aged-to-perfection\/","title":{"rendered":"Aged to Perfection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month I turned the big 4-0.\u00a0 Gasp, I know!!!<\/p>\n

Yes, you are correct that my kids are only 4 and almost 2.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to think that this adds to my relatability.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always related well to people my age and older.\u00a0 It\u2019s a good wake up call to remind myself that I could have a child the same age as their high schooler or college aged kid. And then thank the Lord that I wasn\u2019t a young parent.\u00a0 Knowing myself, I had a lot to get in line before being ready to be a wife and mom, and God knew it.<\/p>\n

And since having kids, my group of friends consists of those 6-10 years younger.\u00a0 I actually love when I forget that I\u2019m so much older, since we are in the same life stage.\u00a0 It\u2019s the sign of a good friendship.\u00a0 I hope they forget I\u2019m a zillion years older and I\u2019m not just the \u201cold chick\u201d they hang with. LOL!<\/p>\n

While I definitely agree with the idea that wisdom comes with age, I also feel it comes with life experience.\u00a0 I laugh at myself sometimes that I\u2019ve got friends who are maybe only 1-2 years older than I am, have older teens, and seem just light years ahead of me in wisdom and life experience.\u00a0 I joke that I am old enough to be a mentor mom in my moms group at church, but I\u2019ve not had enough life experience to be qualified to lead anyone.<\/p>\n

Have you had a birthday yet that was hard to handle?\u00a0 Maybe not, and bravo!\u00a0 This one was tough for me. I think it was because I remember my parents being 40 and saying to my friends that they were \u201cso old!\u201d Oh, to be young and say things you know nothing about- I\u2019m so sorry and hereby apologize to my parents.\u00a0 And to the marketing people who started the whole Over the Hill movement for turning 40, I believe that 40 is too young to begin your descent to death.\u00a0 Right??!!<\/p>\n

I have to say that besides the fact that my kids can exhaust me, I feel amazing!! (And hey, maybe they would have exhausted me at age 25, too!! And I\u2019ve got a drink called Ningxia Red to counteract that, so I\u2019m good! Learn more<\/a>\u00a0here (or reach out to me) about the crazy, wonderful things I swear by for good health.)\u00a0 I honestly feel that the best is yet to come.\u00a0 I\u2019m more at home in my own skin, confident in who God made me to be, yet not too old to think that I don\u2019t still have a ton to learn.\u00a0 I have a wonderful husband and kids, great extended family, community, and business.\u00a0 I\u2019m writing and teaching and sharing about things that I love, like Jesus and healthy living.<\/p>\n

The older I get, I really do feel that age is a mindset. Yes, Hollywood, magazines, and social media can make you feel that hitting a certain age means the end of the good life.\u00a0 I say defy that logic!! Embrace it- don\u2019t fight it!! Surround yourself with kids or younger people (they can keep you young), laugh a lot, don\u2019t take yourself too seriously, and participate in the occasional dance party in your family room. Remember that you are wonderful just the way you are; aged to perfection.<\/p>\n

Embrace Life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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