


Okay, I'll just have to say it. I'm
almost 50. I have a couple of years to go, but I will have to confess that as I near this milestone in my life, when I think about age it's not, "I'm 47", it's, "I'm almost 50". The thing is,
I love it! I don't get what all the bemoaning this age is about. I feel as though I have wonderful things ahead of me. I have accomplished several things in my life that were goals I had set for myself...now, I just feel like I'm poised to tackle more! When I graduated from High School, I knew that I wanted to be a Wife and Mom. Might not seem like a lofty goal to some...but, there you have it, that was my chosen career. I think I've done alright. I've sure enjoyed my mothering years. I have 3 children who are grown and on their own...2 more at home...one of whom turns 18 in just a few weeks. That's right, this Mom of 5 is about to have 4 children over the age of 18. Feels kind of weird. But wonderful! I am not finished with the intense mothering years by any means, our youngest is 10. It's just that when you've spent 28 years raising a family of 5....being down to that last one, well, it's like looking forward to graduation and thinking about what you want to be when you grow up! I'm young. Married young, started our family young, and now, now I can see that I have some years ahead that I will actually have some time on my hands to pursue avenues that intrigue
Me. Now, don't get me wrong. I absolutely love raising my family. Although I have an intense love for them...I'm sorry, because I know some people proclaim proudly that their children are 'their life', my children are not my life. While I hope to forever and always be part of their lives and they mine...we raise our children to be individuals and to cling to their own family and to pursue their own goals. I'll proudly cheer them on, listen to their accomplishments and failures, be part of everything they allow me to be...but, I'm
almost 50...and I have some of my own accomplishments...and probably some failures ahead of me. I do know this, I so look forward to having time with my husband without all the hustle and bustle of children and I think still looking forward to that after 29 years is an accomplishment in itself!