I kinda wanna grow up

Tonight I found myself conversing with an elderly lady who was sporting a leopard print top, and I started to wonder, what am I going to be wearing by the time I'm her age? I like to think I'll still be perusing the Anthropologie aisles, but something deep within makes me wonder if perhaps I should enter the old lady outfits rite of passage. I mean gold lame' anyone? My Nana rocked it along with sequins and heavy eye makeup almost daily. I think every woman over the age of 65 should embrace tacky holiday sweaters along with the homemade jingle bell earrings. There's just really no one to impress anymore who still has 20/20 vision and you are actually comfortable in your own skin. Sounds kind of nice. Yet isn't it strange that every commercial tends to be about anti-age cream and how to reverse time to look younger, thinner, firmer...etc. Call me crazy but I actually find myself looking forward to getting old. I'm kind of already halfway there with my love for Murder She Wrote, poor driving record, love for vaseline as lip-gloss, crossword puzzles, hot tea............ must I go on? I may not ever get a Mensa invitation, but I think a red hat society request could be just around the corner.


Old people truly are amazing. They have lived so much life and have so many stories to tell, and wisdom to impart. Sure some of them may say the pledge of allegiance during grace instead of the blessing, but don't we all have a little Aunt Bethany in us? There was this poll taken of a group of 90 year olds asking them "what would you tell your younger self?" Three main things stood out- 1- they would risk more and take more chances 2- they would reflect more and 3- they would do something with their life that would live long after they were gone. 2 Timothy 2:2 comes to life, "And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others." Don't we all want to live for something that counts and make a difference in other people's lives? I think it will be amazing to reflect back and see what the Lord has done. This woman I spoke with tonight has lived such an incredible life of pouring into others, opening her home to countless people, traveling to numerous countries, and sharing her faith with so many women around the world. She may not be a woman with a huge bank account, but she knows the Lord like a dear old friend from years upon years of spending time with Him. I yearn for that to be true of me as well.

Anyways, just some thoughts from a leopard print top. I'm now contemplating if redheads turn gray or white....... I guess either way, I'll be sporting the cottonball hairstyle......perhaps in a little red convertible on sunny days.