Comments on: Do I Belong With These Old People?

By: Jeremy@ThirstyDaddy

Jeremy@ThirstyDaddy — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 03:40:14 +0000

This is great. I’ll be 49 this year and I will admit that the idea of 50 is starting to bother me more than is reasonable

By: Kym @ A Fresh Cup of Coffee

Kym @ A Fresh Cup of Coffee — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 02:25:14 +0000

Yes I feel very much like I’m in a waiting room lately, only I’m not sure what I’m waiting for. I guess I’m waiting to find my place and purpose in new surrounding and I don’t even know whether I should sit and be patient or if I need to find whoever’s in charge of this space in life and let them know I’m still waiting. Very relatable post, thanks for putting words to it! Visiting from IMM#26

By: Lois Flowers

Lois Flowers — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:37:29 +0000

Lisa, this post shows you have a key characteristic for a vibrant growing-older person, which is a good sense of humor! It reminds me of something I saw recently in a job listing … in the section about all the things the company doesn’t discriminate against, it listed age and then added “(40 and over). ” I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or be annoyed!!

Thanks for sharing my post … I’m glad it prompted you to get out your own batch of old photos. And I also notice we had similar hairstyles around the age of seven or eight. 🙂

By: Lisa Kay Blair

Lisa Kay Blair — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:23:41 +0000

I love older people! When I was in college, I went to the Sunday School with the members in their 70s and 80s. I remember one lady sharing about the circuit riders that would come through every 3-4 months and meet with them under the tree and answer their questions about faith. Slowly but surely, I’m inching towards their age, but I still have a little bit further to travel down this road called life. IMM#3&5

By: David

David — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 23:53:42 +0000

My breakdancing days are long gone, but I’m still no good at gauging someone’s age. I was describing a colleague at my new job to my wife Sara as “an old bloke” — turns out he is five years younger than she is. I still have just three age categories:

– Kids
– People roughly the same age as me
– Grown ups

By: Donna Reidland

Donna Reidland — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 01:37:33 +0000

Your title caught my attention because I’ve asked myself similar questions numerous times. I have always felt a great deal of respect for older people but at some point when I went to give my seat to an older person, I realized I was one! LOL I’m still shocked at times. But I love how you tied it all back to waiting but waiting with purpose. I pray that God will continue to use my husband and me for many years to come. Right now we are leading a marriage retreat and we are so thankful to have that purpose in our lives. I don’t know how long God will allow us to do things like this but we’re so grateful that He is at least for this season and we don’t want to take it for granted.

By: Paula Short

Paula Short — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 22:26:52 +0000

You know this is really contemplative. Thanks for getting me thinking. I love talking to elderly people, you never know if your their only friendly contact for them for the day. I can listern to stories over and over. Old age is honored in the Bible, I’m 51 and stopped dying my hair, and I love the salt & pepper. It’s weird I thought I’d be depressed when I turned 50 but I wasn’t, and I thought the same thing when I turned 51, it didn’t happen then either. I didn’t think I would be, but right now, I’m okay with getting older. Lisa, this is such a great message.

By: Jerralea Winn Miller

Jerralea Winn Miller — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 22:13:16 +0000

Love this! I often take out my memories, dust them off, and re-live them. But as you said, I’m not done yet. And I’m not waiting to live.

By: Barbara Harper

Barbara Harper — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:13:32 +0000

It is hard to think that I’m “older,” by most definitions. As Pam said, I sometimes wonder how that happened. But I love the idea that we’re not just marking time. We’re still living and God still has a purpose for us.

By: Joanne Viola

Joanne Viola — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:24:57 +0000

I am finding I like it with all the old people 🙂 They understand me better! This is so true >> “We’re doing both, all the time, living and dying, caught somewhere between young and old, yet still finding our place in the circle of life.” As long as we are drawing breath, God still has purpose for us. Blessings, old friend! 🙂