So I had my 30th birthday on Monday. Sunday night I had trouble falling asleep. I just felt like the clock was ticking down on my youth. I know it's just a number, but it's a pretty big one. I spoke with my dad earlier and he told me that it was a good age to be because you are still energetic, but you have some wisdom too. I like that. I've decided that I will face this 30th year of my life with confidence and keep my head high.
I've also decided to read through the Bible this birth year. So on Monday I started reading Genesis. I thought for sure it would be sort of old hat. But seriously, it was like reading it for the first time! I learned things I had never picked up on before. And I imagined actually being there when Adam and Eve were hiding from God and heard Him coming with the wind through the garden. The fear and dread they must have felt... I could picture the flashing sword God placed at the tree of life to keep Adam from eating the fruit of it... I heard the sound of the downpour of rain and the destruction as the water destroyed the earth just outside of Noah's ark. I can hardly put it down. Seriously, I'm dying to get back to the story!
2 comments:
Amy.... your dad is sooo on target with the energy and wisdom thought... Take it from someone who turned 40 a week before your birthday, it is really just another number.
It is how we live each day, not the number we have lived.
Thank you for the encouragement that a new year starts every day, not just with January 1st... so many times we set our goals by the date of Jan. 1st... we can achieve goals every day!
AND... Happy Birthday!
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