Getting older is a gift. But since childhood we have been taught that when we get older our bodies and minds fall apart. When we have had loved ones and friends of friends pass away at an age deemed too young to die I tell the girls that sometimes our bodies just give out on us. It's not God's will, it just happens. I used to hate birthdays and would say "turning 29 gets easier every year" my 30th birthday was the first one I remember really not wanting to happen was my 30th. For some reason it seemed like a milestone I didn't want to hit but when I got cancer and went through 6 or 7 surgeries, I lost count, I woke up from on on my birthday and it was the best birthday ever. I realized that it was my birthday and I could have died so it was time to be happy to be celebrating another whole year. I still didn't really tell people my actual age. Whenever someone asked me how old I was, I would say "how old do you think I am?" it was always years younger than I actually was but when I turned 50 it all changed. 50 seemed like an accomplishment and after everything I had been through turning 50 was something to be proud of. I still love using photo filters and even though I usually don't post filtered photos today I'm going to because I'm fifty!!
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