The Blessing Of Wrinkles
Hopefully you’ve known a kind older person in your lifetime. One whose face is filled with wrinkles from a lifetime of smiles, whose cheeks have a rosy glow from making the effort to be cheerful, and whose eyes have a twinkle of wisdom and memories.
The only thing capable of rivaling such beauty is a smile from a newborn babe.Â
Forget wanting to look like movie stars and “perfect” folks. I want wrinkles, LOTS of them. I want laugh lines around my mouth and crinkles at my eyes. I want wore out hands from preparing meals for generations and I want joints so used they begin to wear and ache in my older years.
And don’t you dare deny me my white hair as a testament of the grace I was shown in being able to watch my kids and grandkids grow up!Â
God, keep me so busy and focused on the living at hand and the love, smiles, laughter, and joy that come with it that I could not possibly end up with a drawn and pinched face or the time or inclination to have one stretched and taught from trying to hide the evidence of a life well lived.
I want to leave this world with every blessed wrinkle I can possibly manage to earn and when I grow old, stand back coz I’ll show them what beautiful really is.
Lookout world. Granny’s got cookies!
Make some wrinkles today!
I am 78 years young, I work out in a gym trying to keep in shape (health wise) One day after working out, I went to the car to leave and pulled down the visor, checked the mirror and exclaimed, “My Gosh, where did all those lines come from !” The bright light from the sun is not like the soft “look good” lights of the bathroom mirror. So if you don’t like the look stay in the shade and don’t sit next to windows in restaurants. However, all lines and wrinkles are from smiling too much, and of course sun exposure, but I have always thought crows feet were terribly attractive, especially in men.
My hair is totally white just like my grandmother’s, and I always wanted her white hair. I get compliments from strangers about my hair and that makes me feel good.
I have been Blessed more than I deserve so why complain about the “happy lines” in my face,
Blessings Christy to you and your family.
Eva
Amen, friend! At the ripe old age of 26 😉 I have friends that are starting to talk about worries of wrinkles and gray hair. I say Bring ’em on!
Sweet post today. This is the first day in 43 years that I have not cared for a young child on the first day of school. I stayed home with my children when they were small, then went back to school to become a teacher when my youngest started kindergarten. Then I taught for 1 1/2 years at my church’s preschool, then 20 years in public school. When I retired, I had the joy of keeping my 6th grandchild while her parents worked, then I began to keep two of my other grandchildren(#5 & #7) a couple of years later when their mom went back to work. Today, all 7 grandchildren were in school all day. # 6 did come by after school to let me know how her first day at her new school was! I am so blessed because, not only do I have these precious children in my life, but their parents as well. All of them live within 20 minutes of our home. I would not trade these years and the memories we have made together for anything. They don’t notice the wrinkles or gray hair and I don’t pass a mirror all that often!!! Wishing you joy!
Thanks Christy, you are always a blessing. I never was blessed with watching my Mother in the kitchen as I was helping on the farm, working the fields. I feel so blessed to have met you. You are much younger than I, my age 71. You are the reason I love to try and cook; you have taught me a lot about cooking and I appreciate this so much.
Beautiful words!! I feel the same way! My family means the world to me! I am so Blessed to have nine Beautiful grandchildren to watch growup! I grew up with Wonderful Grandparents that were Godly examples of what family was. We always knew we were Loved and given Hugs and Kisses every time we were together. Our parents always made sure we spent time with them and meals were always a big things. Watching and being in the kitchen with my Grandma and my MawMaw was such a special time. I have always tried to spend time with my GrandKIDS in my kitchen too. Love you Christy!
What a blessing you have Cheryl!!
So true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the honesty and reality of life, as it should be! 🙂
Thank you Dee!!
I’m like that older person. 69 & enjoying every day.
Thank you
As it should be Gary!!