Loopie - Joop

After weeks of being cooped up at home, I can finally taste the sweetness of freedom!  Yay! Praise be to God for His benevolence! Enjoying the day of not having to do much.  Will immerse myself in senseless never-ending work tomorrow!

Refrain: Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life. Verses 1. God is my shepherd, so nothing I shall want, I rest in the meadows of faithfulness and love, I walk by the quiet waters of peace. 2. Gently you raise me and heal my weary soul, you lead me by pathways of righteousness and truth, my spirit shall sing the music of your Name. 3. Though I should wander the valley of death, I fear no evil, for you are at my side, your rod and your staff, my comfort and my hope. 4. You have set me a banquet of love in the face of hatred, crowning me with love beyond my pow'r to hold. 5. Surely your kindness and mercy follow me all the days of my life; I will dwell in the house of my God forevermore.

when you fling enough crap into the universe, occasionally debris is going to blow you away...

I've recently gotten to know some of my colleagues better and it's come to my attention that many of them are younger than I am.  I thought I am young, but there are those who are younger.  I commented that my hubs is working in a frat house I don't think I am in a better situation.  The HODs are obviously older, but among the non-HODs, i am nearly ancient.  very nearly... For someone as childish as I am, I am finding it extremely difficult to face up to my age.  I don't want to grow old.  I don't want wrinkles. I don't want to grow fat.  I don't want to keep saying, "nowadays the kids are so blah blah".   Aging gracefully is going to be an uphill task.  I need to stop obsessing about age.  I am not defined by a number. I am who I am.