Middle Age?

At church the other day our pastor was noting how "middle age people - 40 AND OVER" need to be more cognizant of their diet and health. MIDDLE AGE?!?! Nobody told me 40 is MIDDLE AGE?

To me, middle age denotes couples who wear those matching shirts on their way to play tennis at the senior center. Or that lady in the grocery store parking lot wearing the polyester vest and coordinating floral knit top. Or people who read the obits or listen to those life insurance commercials and think: "Honey, do we need to call the 800 number and get that free brochure?"

That's NOT me!!!

But age, of course, is relative. My 80-year-old friends laughed when I told them I turned 40. They said: "You're still a spring chicken!" Yet I'm pretty convinved my 6-year-old thinks I'm ancient.

My pastor describes it this way: if the Bible promised you "three score and ten" (70 years of life)... then at 35, you're middle aged. Wow! That puts me on the other side of the hill!

But rolling downhill isn't so bad. Yes, you gain speed and momentum, but think about it: what's more fun on a rollercoaster? Going UP the hill, or the screaming, hands-in-the-air, tummy-in-your-throat experience going down the hill?

Or is that hands holding ON?

Either way, I'm at the top - 40 here I come!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)