Happy Birthday to Me
Yes, I'm tooting my own horn. Very unhumble, right? LOL
When I was a child, I often felt older, like I knew everything I needed to know. That wonderful self-assuredness carried me through high school. Then I got married and entered a new phase of my life as a wife. I still felt like a teen though. Last year I felt the first rumblings of some new thing. The suspicion that I was leaving the scene of young womanhood and entering into some new and vast territory.
Today I am twenty-six. Still a wife and a mother. No longer a teenager or a young woman. Not yet a middle-aged woman.
I have regrets. Looking back, I hope to not repeat the hurts of my youth, but have to wonder if mistakes are inevitable. Either way, I'm curious at to what I'll encounter in this new place of my life.
Today I am a woman, and I'm not quite sure what that means, only that it is different.
How do you define woman?
When I was a child, I often felt older, like I knew everything I needed to know. That wonderful self-assuredness carried me through high school. Then I got married and entered a new phase of my life as a wife. I still felt like a teen though. Last year I felt the first rumblings of some new thing. The suspicion that I was leaving the scene of young womanhood and entering into some new and vast territory.
Today I am twenty-six. Still a wife and a mother. No longer a teenager or a young woman. Not yet a middle-aged woman.
I have regrets. Looking back, I hope to not repeat the hurts of my youth, but have to wonder if mistakes are inevitable. Either way, I'm curious at to what I'll encounter in this new place of my life.
Today I am a woman, and I'm not quite sure what that means, only that it is different.
How do you define woman?
Comments
Have a great birthday!
Wow, did you realize that I'm 12 years older than you? Jeeps, you're young.
What is womanhood? It's that place you come to when you finally realize that the world doesn't revolve around you but around the ones you love, and you’re still happy and satisfied in spite of it. No ... because of it. :-)
Here's a quote I like:
“Responsibility is the thing people dread most of all. Yet it is the one thing in the world that develops us, gives us manhood or womanhood fiber.”
So there you go, girl. Put away the prunes and bran flakes. You've already got your fiber.
Have a great day!!!
And I think Anita stated it best about being a woman, although sometimes I still don't think I've arrived "there" yet :P
BTW, I tagged you on my blog for a meme. Don't feel obligated to fill it out :)
Thank you for the birthday wishes. :-) You all are so sweet.
I didn't want to point it out but I'm closer in age to your daughter. *snicker*
Great words of wisdom! Not sure I'm there yet, but I'm working on it.
btw, prunes are for old people. LOL
Dara, I think that's how I found you, 'cause I noticed we're close in age. Anyways, I'll check out your blog later. Thanks for tagging me. :-)
Hope you have a great birthday!
Happy Birthday, Jessica. May we both have great days!
And, no, you're no where near middle age. Speaking as one who'll reach the half century mark this summer, I know. Enjoy the second half of your twenties.
Happy Birthday! Don't fret about the mistakes. Let the Lord turn them around for your good.
26. Wow, I remember when I was 26 -a long time ago. Enjoy the journey. :)
Blessings,
Susan
Heheee.
I'm glad you know what I mean, though. It's weird, right?
So, you have a birthday coming up? I hope you get a great, big party!
Thanks for stopping by. :-)
I'd love to hear about when you were 26. I'll bet you have some good stories.
But thank you for the blessing! :-)
You are a blessing, a huge encouragement to many. May the Lord surround you with favor today and every day of the coming year! 26 is a good year. Come to think of it, EVERY year is good if you walk with the Lord. And I agree with Susan, don't look back with guilt. Let Jesus turn your regrets into stepping stones for growth.
Love, Jeanette
You're still a young woman in my opinion. At your age I wasn't even married yet; now I'm 55. The years went fast, and each decade had its joys and regrets.
I think being a woman is something you feel rather than an age you attain, but it's related to maturity. My mom got married at 16, and considered herself a woman at the time. Sometimes I still feel I'm not there yet.
The years do go fast.
Thanks for stopping by. :-)
Hope it's a great one. I've always loved it when my kids sang happy birthday. Best present in the world.
Mistakes? We're just going to keep making them. As long as we learn from them - then we become better people for having made them. LOL.
And I think every woman has their own definition. Some at 20 some at 80. For me - just being content with myself, and happy with my life, secure in the fact that I'm a good (far from perfect) human being, is all the woman I could ever be.
You know, I always have felt young. I have a September birthday, so I was among the youngest in my class through college graduation, and still assume I'm younger than everyone wherever I go.
But now that 40 is only a few years away, I'm hoping to actually start feeling like a "woman" and not a girl. Not sure when/how that will happen for me...*grin*
Nothing wrong with feeling like a girl for longer. I like people who can stay at young at heart, it's a great quality!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and for leaving a quality comment.
Thanks for the birthday wishes! :-)
Janet, you're too funny! I'm definitely not looking forward to the teenage years.