Thirty-something

Just the other day I had someone exclaim with surprise when I told him my age:
    "There's no way your 31! I thought you were 24 years old!"

I'm still not sure if I should be flattered or offended.

But I regularly get a similar response. Many people don't believe that I am in my thirties. Yup. There it is. I am just two weeks away from being, officially, IN my thirties. As I approach my 31st birthday, I'm realizing that I'm like many women before me who have mini-freak outs at their age.

Those who look to Him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.
    Psalm 34:5 (NIV)

If this scripture gives me any hope, it is that Jesus (living in me) has made me look younger than my years. I figure that maybe God is letting me re-do my twenties - the years I sort of squandered away.

So here's to more adventure-with-Jesus living in my thirties!

lilies from one of my housemates