Insights on Aging

4/4/12 I forget that I’m old..........until...... I pull out my Medicare card or experience a new "physical" limitation. This week I began to more fully appreciate 5 devotionals on aging which Katherine A. sent me a few months ago.

Fear of the Lord adds length of life…..Proverbs 10:27

A verse that affirms aging as a blessing. But……this blessing can feel like a double edged sword when the realities of the “aging process” begin to take their toll. But God….provides for that as well---through friends. Friends are the blessings of longevity.

Friends are there to hear all the yuck of your latest malady or the embarrassment of a doctor’s visit. They can even set you straight….when needed. Friends speak truth.

Wounds of a friend can be trusted….(Proverbs 27:6)

For me, God has blessed me with friends who make me laugh, in the midst of truth and even in pain, if need be. Certainly after my cancer surgery, when my mouth was sewn together for 6 weeks, laughter appeared to be a bit of a “stretch.” Just as laughter continues in remembrance of that time, a more recent “episode” has taken laughter up to the “snort” level. Examining room comments from Ann’s doctor, Wynellen’s message relay to doc hubby, JoLynn’s muffled giggles of actual understanding and Ellen’s shared confusion of the wink command. 

My insight on aging---As one ages, friends, who “snort” as they laugh, are precious.

Snort on friends. I'm right there with you appreciating the comfort.