What Really is the Age of a Senior Citizen?

As you might have read in my previous blogs, I have had a hard time accepting being MIDDLE AGE.  It was one thing to be called middle age & really being middle age.  I believe 55 yr old is middle age, which I am 56 yrs old turning 57 in April.  Dave has been informing me that a 55 yr old person, is a SENIOR CITIZEN.  Naturally, I argued.  He believes if you live to 110 yr, then 55 yr is middle age.

In the Bible men lived from 600 to 900 yrs old before the flood.  That means middle age was 300 to 450 yr old.  Can you imagine it.  At that age, they would have called them just a "baby" or "young whipper snappers."  I wonder what they looked like?  The texture of their skin.  How about their eye?  Cataracts?  How about their teeth & their physical condition?  

                           What about Enoch?        Genesis 5:22-24

²²Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God after the birth of Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.  ²³So all the days of Enoch were 365 years.  ²⁴And Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God; and he was not, for God took him [home with Him].

Also, Methuselah I think was the oldest man to ever live.

Now after the flood, that was another story.  God said that man would not live past 120 years.

                                                   Genesis 6:3

Then the Lord said, My Spirit shall not forever dwell and strive with man, for he also is flesh; but his days shall yet be 120 years.

Dave loves for me to tell him when he is right.  In fact, if he was here, he would automatically say, "What did you say?"  I would then have to say super quietly, "You are right about 55 being a senior citizen."

In December we were doing some errands with Amy.  We stopped at Chick-fil-a for lunch.  Dave told me to go up to the counter & get a senior citizen coffee.  I was appalled!!   The worse part of the entire event was the guy at the counter didn't even second guess me.

The second incident was soon after that.  When Dave & I lived in Highlands, NC for ten years, we went to the movies in Franklin almost every weekend.  Well, we have been here for about three months & hadn't been once.  I was in movie deficient.  So we finally went to see one.  I can't even remember what the movie was at this point.  The title of the movie is not the point.  My point is Dave wanted me to ask for  senior citizen tickets.  In Highlands, we were not even in the age bracket yet.  But, would you believe we were in that bracket NOW!!!

I think I will agree with God.  If I live to be 120 yr old, then I'm right now at middle age.  If I die before 120 yr of age, then, what does it matter.  At least I don't have to tell Dave he was right :)  :)  :)  I love that!!!
                                                          ann :)

When I Am Old

My sweet daughter Amy & I had the best time this morning going to the Junior Service League Holiday House Event.    This was a huge event which they thought of everything.  Besides of all the vendors, you could have your picture taken with Santa, & even have milk & cookies with Mrs. Clause as she reads you a Christmas story.  Guess where I will be next year with Lauren.

I had never seen a Convention Center so decorated from top to bottom.

We had our strategy planned.  We were ready with arms bent & elbow pads on as we made it through the crowds, & even a little hip action when needed.  Just kidding. :)  We just had to taste every chocolate delicacy, dip & soup in site.  Normally I would have spent a fortune, but I got one Christmas gift that I know Amy likes & is really excited about.

Afterwards, we went for Starbucks coffee.  We got the Christmas Peppermint Mocha in keeping with the theme of the morning.  Yum!!

As we were drinking our coffee my sweet girl mentioned that I am going to be an interesting old woman.  Some adjectives were eccentric-meaning quirky, suffocated weird; child-like; oblivious to everything; have a ball; have a great time; live forever-meaning out live everybody; enjoy old age; & my children will be picking up falling objects as I walk through the room (not sure about that one). :)

About half way through I interrupted her & said, "I'm that way now!"  She agreed, but then said,  "You'll be more exaggerated," & went on with the rest of the list.  I even believe that this is probably true.

We were talking about this same subject at another time.  She said then when I'm old & grey I could organize her closets.  Since God has blessed me with this skill I would be as happy as "a pig in mud."  I reminded her about the comment tonight & we started laughing all over again.  She added that she could mess it up all over again for me to repeat the next day, since I probably wouldn't remember doing it in the first place-kind of like the movie "50 First Dates."

Well, I desire one thing when I really am an older woman.  No two things: (1)  that I will have made good memories with the ones I love & (2)

Psalm 71:18

Yes, even when I am old and gray headed (even if my gray is dyed), O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared Your strength unto the next generation, Your might to every one that is to come.

                                                     ann :)