Angel Kisses

Sunday morning, in Childrens Church was the cutest little girl. She was about 5 years old and her nose and cheeks were covered in freckles. I asked her where she got all those cute little freckles.

 

With hands on hips, she emphatically informed me, "These are not freckles, they're Angel Kisses. Every time someone kisses me or hugs me, I get a new angel kiss."

 

Well, I'm here to inform you that all of these beautiful age spots that keep appearing on my face at an alarming rate are in fact ANGEL KISSES!

A Saturday Morning Adventure

I had heard of a plantation in the town of Grimesland that they are restoring. This morning, I thought that would be fun to go and see it. It was about 30 minutes from where I live.

I wasn't able to get inside to see it. Hopefully after they have it all restored you'll be able to take tours.

 

So I just enjoyed my morning drive. It was warm outside, but I turned the air conditioner off on the car and put the windows down. The outside air reminded me of summer with the smell of mowed grass and the wind coming in the window.  It brought back childhood memories of when my family would go on Sunday afternoon drives.

I did get to see a new born colt prancing around the field with its mommy.  Seeing new born life gives you a feeling of hope.  It was a great adventure.

 

 

 

Dressing For My Age

As I was going through my closet, I thought I need to go shopping. My clothes are getting old, faded, and out of style (kind of like me). Problem - I'm not good at buying clothes. I don't like spending a lot of money on clothes and what does a woman my age wear.

 

I'm not ready to dress like my mother and I don't want to look like an old lady trying to be a wanna be teenager. 

 

Something has happened to my body through the years. There's bumps, muffin tops, fat that use to not be there, and saggy skin. It's really not fair. Nothing looks right anymore. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME????  It's those changing leaves of autumn.

 

Inside I still have a heart of a kid and that is what is important -  Not what a person looks like on the outside. As we age, hopefully our beauty goes from our faces and bodies into our hearts, where we learn to be kind and thoughtful of others around us; and where we can laugh and most important laugh at ourselves. A person grows old if they forget how to laugh.

Happy Years

The Center for Economic Performance recently did a study on what ages people are the most happy. The study came up with the conclusion that 23 and 69 are the happiest years in a person's life.

 

I was remembering when I was 23. It was a happy time in my life. We had just purchased our first home, we were a son with expectations of more children added to our family. I was young, excited about the future, and felt like I had the world on a string.

 

After that they say your happiness kind of goes downhill until you reach the age of 55 and that is a turning point in your life and your happiness starts to climb again.  When you reach 69 most people feel a certain satisfaction and happiness with their lives.

 

Happiness starts to decline again at the age of 75.

 

I'm 69. I feel happy because I am retired. I feel I have a little more wisdom than I did when I was younger and also quite a bit more confidence in myself. It's an age where there are still all kind of possibilities. One of the best parts of being 69 is Grandkids. I really feel very satisfied at this age.

 

I feel a person can be happy at any age. When we are younger, extraordinary experiences make us happy. Falling in love, getting married, holding that new born baby.

As we age, we enjoy the ordinary experiences more. I love a walk, a good meal, quiet times, smelling the roses.

 

I believe happiness is all about attitude and personality. 

As Dr. Seuss says -

 

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”