This coming Wednesday (Nov. 12) I turn 50 years old. I never really thought that I would make it this far. I'm not complaining. It's just when I was a teen, I did most everything I could it seems to prevent "getting older" from happening. Now that the big 5-0 is just around the corner, I thought that I would do a bit of waxing on my blog and not my legs.
In a marriage, when a couple share their 25th wedding anniversary, it's called their "Silver Anniversary". When they share their 50th, it's called their "Golden Anniversary". Now, depending upon your source, when a couple is celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary, it is their "Diamond" or "Yellow Diamond" Anniversary and with 70 years of marriage, the couple arrive at their "Diamond Anniversary" as well. Maybe the couple aren't expected to remember that they celebrated a "Diamond Anniversary" ten years prior? Anyway, in researching for this blog, I was disappointed to find out that Platinum has become the modern celebration name for only 20 YEARS of marriage! Now, wait a minute! Does that mean that marriages should get all worked up for 20 years and celebrate a "Platinum" anniversary, but fall short in celebrating their "Silver"? Or is it that "modern" marriages aren't expected to last any longer than 20 years, therefore spend the money now, 'cause it'll all be over by the next five! (That's food for thought on another blogging day.)
Well, I'm about to turn fifty. Therefore, I've already celebrated my "Silver" and I guess that the "Platinum" has already gone by the way side. So. I'm coming up on my "Gold". I don't really feel like I'm 50. I guess I always thought that "those" people who have hit the "Fifty Something" category were somehow pushing the envelope towards meeting The Maker. In fact, a younger friend of ours' told Sharon today that I was not old, just "much closer to God". Well, bring it on!
I kind of like that. I certainly hope that after fifty years I would be closer to God. I hope that my life demonstrates that my walk with Him is a walk of closeness. I'm no Enoch (see Genesis 5:24), but I like the idea of walking closer with my Creator. I accepted Christ as my personal Lord and Savior when I was 13 years old. I didn't walk very well with God the first 10 or so years of my Christianity. I learned to walk with Him since then and I kind of like it!
I think that I like the suggestions for birthday gifts are a bit better. The various sites suggest that the order of gifts for birthdays should be; 25 years Silver, 50 years Gold, 60 Diamond and 75 Platinum. Platinum at 75, I say, bring it on!
One last thought, I am NOT turning a half a century old. I am becoming one twentieth of a millennium!
In a marriage, when a couple share their 25th wedding anniversary, it's called their "Silver Anniversary". When they share their 50th, it's called their "Golden Anniversary". Now, depending upon your source, when a couple is celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary, it is their "Diamond" or "Yellow Diamond" Anniversary and with 70 years of marriage, the couple arrive at their "Diamond Anniversary" as well. Maybe the couple aren't expected to remember that they celebrated a "Diamond Anniversary" ten years prior? Anyway, in researching for this blog, I was disappointed to find out that Platinum has become the modern celebration name for only 20 YEARS of marriage! Now, wait a minute! Does that mean that marriages should get all worked up for 20 years and celebrate a "Platinum" anniversary, but fall short in celebrating their "Silver"? Or is it that "modern" marriages aren't expected to last any longer than 20 years, therefore spend the money now, 'cause it'll all be over by the next five! (That's food for thought on another blogging day.)
Well, I'm about to turn fifty. Therefore, I've already celebrated my "Silver" and I guess that the "Platinum" has already gone by the way side. So. I'm coming up on my "Gold". I don't really feel like I'm 50. I guess I always thought that "those" people who have hit the "Fifty Something" category were somehow pushing the envelope towards meeting The Maker. In fact, a younger friend of ours' told Sharon today that I was not old, just "much closer to God". Well, bring it on!
I kind of like that. I certainly hope that after fifty years I would be closer to God. I hope that my life demonstrates that my walk with Him is a walk of closeness. I'm no Enoch (see Genesis 5:24), but I like the idea of walking closer with my Creator. I accepted Christ as my personal Lord and Savior when I was 13 years old. I didn't walk very well with God the first 10 or so years of my Christianity. I learned to walk with Him since then and I kind of like it!
I think that I like the suggestions for birthday gifts are a bit better. The various sites suggest that the order of gifts for birthdays should be; 25 years Silver, 50 years Gold, 60 Diamond and 75 Platinum. Platinum at 75, I say, bring it on!
One last thought, I am NOT turning a half a century old. I am becoming one twentieth of a millennium!
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