The Day is Swiftly Approaching

Granny here,

Well, several people have made me aware that that dreaded day is swiftly approaching, I am speaking of my 73rd birthday which is Aug. 7. Yes, I can hardly believe and I'm sure from my looks you can hardly believe it either. Well, what can I say, time has been good to me. Not everyone gets to be 73 and look like they're 93 do they? But some of us are lucky like that you know?

Life has been so full that the years have slipped right past me and some of them I didn't even get to enjoy I was so busy and of course all of those I don't count so I'm really only 53 by my own calculations. It's hard to convince my body of that because it's thT part of me that is 73 but on certain days I have to convince myself that I'm not my mother's twin who is 95 and going strong. So when I get the urge to complain or whine I just take a good long look at her and say not yet I've got too many years to go yet!

Yes, birthday's are a time of celebration for all of us whether we acknowledge it or not God is giving us another gift to add to those He bestowes on us everday. Every year that we get to enjoy our lives, our families, friends, homes, and just everyday living in general is indeed a gift from God. If we look at birthdays in that way we will see that it's much more than adding a number to increase another number but it is adding a blessing to blessings that have filled our life for however many years.

Yes, my birthday is swiftly approaching and although I have no big plans I will celebrate that God has chosen once again to bless me with the priviledge of having another one. I won't lie to you and say that every one of these gets easier with the passing of time but I will say that it keeps me on my toes and on my knees thanking God that He has seen fit to let it come one more time and I am still here to see it. Thanks be to God who giveth all good gifts and having another birthday is the greatest gift of all.

Granny here, just saying!