All of 57 years: A synopsis

c. Nov 11, 2012

Soon, I will be all of 57 years.

The signs are here:
PHYSICALLY - the law of gravity for sagging skin;

Leaving the office one rainy day...
An anticipation of
days to come:-"leaving"
(retirement, that is : D)
for new ventures- exciting times!

OUTDOORS - deference as I fall in line- "mauna po kayo, 'Nay"; ("nanay", is Filipino word for mother);  on purchase of hypertension medicine,"senior citizen card Ma'am?"
FAMILY -  enjoying long drives with hubby in silence- no words needed; children asking, "why do you know that song, Ma? Is this a remake then?"; weekly conversations with spritely 90 year old mother;
FRIENDS - more fb groups of past school years; uploaded photos with browned edges - authentic, not edited nor photoshopped;
MIND- more minutes spent trying to remember passwords, attenuated, sharpness gone which is sometimes irritating, sometimes a good thing; o_O
CAREER - signs like walking through the university hallways and meeting no one I can address as Sir or Ma'am, but instead, people who greet me "Hi, Ma'am";

These are just a few of my favorite things now!

And in all these, I praise the Lord Jesus, for His great brush strokes of retaining the love, beauty and peace in this canvas of life, despite the difficult and dark times. Necessarily, the lessons were many times painful, but He bore them all for me.

May all of us experience His Love in this life.