Day 30

I’m 30 days from 40! I remember about ten years ago when I was turning “Flirty Thirty”, the quote for the years whenever someone turned 40 was, “40 is the new 30.” For me and in my thoughts today; 40 is not the new 30. My 30th chapter has been written, edited, revised and published! So much so; I wrote Single Girl Gems, as a homage to those wonderful, and most times, comical years! 

Too much has transpired over the past decade, I became a published author, a wife, a mother, a homeowner, completed my masters, advanced in my career, been tested only to increase my relationship with God and SO much more! It is impossible to tell it all! What I can tell you is none of it, not one thing, I’ve accomplished or failed, came without fight nor was it free of charge! This JOY cost me something! Joy is different than happiness because as the Good Book says; “...the world didn’t give it to me and the world can’t take it away.”

If nothing is taken from this 30 days to 40 post; take this: In my journey I've learned to love me! Every good, bad, and ugly part of me, even the parts of me you don't see, even the parts of me you think you may know. The hidden parts of me is what keeps me bowed at God’s feet and immulating the reflection of His face. My embarkation on 40 is embarking on the promise, the purpose, and the pleasures of whatever God has for ME! I'm just getting started and He’s not finished with me yet...thank God! 

Here’s to setting sail on 40! The below pictures are me in the prime of my 20’s...maybe even early 20ish. I had just shortly finished undergrad.