Is it really March 1st today? Where have the months gone? In 19 days from now, I will turn the Golden Age of 50. Golden age = Gold. Gold = Being Rich. I am a wealthy woman. I have riches in abundance. My riches are not the monetary kind, but the kind that make turning 50 feel like I have won a lottery. I have my health, I have my parents, I have 5 amazing siblings with wonderful spouses and children, I have my in-laws and in-law siblings and families, I have my friends, I have my high school sweetheart, who after almost 30 years is still the love of my life, and I have five healthy children, and a beautiful daughter in-law. What more could a woman ask for?
If I had to live these past 50 years over again, I would not change a thing. Good times, Bad times, Highs and Lows....God has been good to me. My life is not perfect. Is any one's life ever really perfect? I think if we just take one day at a time, and appreciate the gifts we are given, and love unconditionally, then life can be as close to perfect as one can get.
When I think of my husband Donnie's grandmother at 101years old, I know that she lives her life this way, and everyday is a gift to her and she never takes life for granted. If I am blessed to live as long as Great Grandma, and I embrace life and the loved ones around me the way she does then I will be beyond rich. But even if I don't see 101 years, I will continue to be golden, because each day if full of the riches that surround us, and I am grateful to be turning 50, and having so much in my life to be thankful for.
Thank you Mom and Dad for the gift of life, Thank you siblings and your families for being a part of my life,Thank you in-laws, Thank you friends, Thank you kids for enriching my life, and Thank you Donnie for being the Love of my Life. I embrace turning the Golden Age of 50.
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