During one of my worship services yesterday, we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of one couple and the upcoming 25th Anniversary of another. Then I got an email from my dad that had a picture of him and mom for their upcoming 50th Anniversary.
And to add to all of this, I just read my brother's blog in which he's going to be able to retire in 9 years. What makes this stick out is I remember when he was a Loss Prevention Officer and joked about what I would call his "Another Bite's the Dust" awards.
I'm not quite sure why this is setting in my mind like it is now. My sons were much younger when we saw where my brother worked and met a coworker (it sticks in my mind because I was told that she looked like Julia Roberts, and I could pick her out of a crowd because of how she was looking at me as she walked into the office where my brother was and told him that she just saw someone who could pass as his brother - an odd way of meeting my brother's coworkers).
And my folks 50th Anniversary isn't really a surprise... last time I was in Ohio, we talked about it some, and my brother, as he has been making the party arrangements has been giving us text-updates as he works to get the items, secure the location, etc.
So why am I now thinking of it so much? Is it because of my age? Is it the recalling of times past?
I don't know.
So much has happened lately, so it's hard to say. I'm coming up on completing the last of my required Pastoral courses. I'm a grandpa. I'm noticing more grey hairs every day.
I'm just getting old I suppose, or aging gracefully?
What I do know is that as March 24th come closer, I'll be excited to celebrate my parents' 50th with joy. That will be the best of all of this.
