The Last 30 of my 30s

Well, I'm well into my last thirty days as a "thirty-something" (anyone remember that show??). I've spent a lot of time over the last year in angst about 40. I think I mentally went ahead and hit 40 at 39 so now 40 probably won't be so bad. I don't FEEL 40, so how can I be??? I don't LOOK 40 (NO comments on this one, ok???) so how can I be???

But, it is just a number on a scale of years that God has blessed me. I am not privy to know how far along the lifeline this number sits, but I know that if the next 40 are as wonderful as the first 40, I will be blessed out of my mind.

So... what will I do with my last 24 days of "thirty-dom"??

• Attent a football banquet for Joshua


• Attend a Christmas production for Joshua and Kevin at church


• Attend a Christmas play at church


• Attend Joshua's school production of the Chipmunks song (I'm REALLY not clear on this one)


• Work at the Santa shop at school


• Work in the field inspecting homes and completing paperwork and begin to do QA again


• Begin (again) an adoption process with my hubby from a country and agency that we will share with everyone at some point in the future


• Begin developing a funding plan for this adoption and prayer for God's blessing on it and us in our efforts to bring Ellie home in 2008. I have faith in my heart that this is going to be our year.


• Christmas shop with my friend Susan


• Visit my 80 year old grandmother (and friends) at the nursing home and know that I'm half way to her age


• Attend Kevin's Christmas party


• Lead my final Beth Moore class at church


• Enjoy Christmas break with Joshua (which will hopefully include our annual trip to Opry Mills for a day of fun and movies)


• Take Joshua to Phillips Toy Mart (a place he's REALLY wanting to go)


• Enjoy Christmas Eve candlelight service at church


• Be thankful that God, in His ultimate wisdom, chose His Son to be born so that I could be with Him forever.


• Be thankful that I can share Jesus's birthday (my birthday is Christmas day and while I know this probably is not His REAL birthday, I can enjoy that this is when we celebrate it)


• Enjoy opening the Advent calendar with Joshua every day.


• Enjoy Santa Claus for another year


• Begin taking Joshua to basketball practice


• Wait for Michelle to have her baby (on Christmas Day, of course)


• Mail packages to my sister and niece in Florida


• Mail Christmas cards
• Enjoy a "Girls Night Out" Christmas event
  
• Study the Bible


• Read books with Joshua


• Watch TV some


• Read blogs and research adoption and email and call blog friends


• Cook meals, clean house, wash clothes, feed cats, feed dogs


• Love my family


• Laugh, cry, pray, love

AND HOPEFULLY, eat at the Waffle House on my birthday night. It's been a tradition for YEARS!!! and I love it. Anyone who wants to join us, let me know. It's great fun!

WHEW, I'll feel 40 after that, won't I? And, I wouldn't trade a minute of all of that to be younger than 40 for a day!