It's been quite some time since my last blog post. A year I think.
Kinda crazy, as I feel I always have a story to tell someone or something I find funny to share. I guess you don't really realize how busy life is until you look back and realize how much you didn't get done!
In 12 months SO much has unfolded into my husband & mine's life;
We've celebrated an anniversary
We've moved
We became godparents to another beautiful girl
We became an Aunt and Uncle
I've gotten a promotion at work
He's gotten a new job and started his Doctorate degree in school
Sadly, we have also lost a greatly loved friend of ours
And I have had to say goodbye to one of my two pets.
As the days go by and the time goes faster, I've come to learn that the more you learn to appreciate and love life the more gray hairs you start to get on your head. At least I think that's what it must mean because I love life more than I ever have, but life is also harder than its ever been and I have more gray hair than I ever thought I would at 23.
It's starting to really show...
What in the world? I got my first gray hair at 19. I'll never forget standing in my parent's bathroom at home and seeing it. I've always had a thing for gray. I think its beautiful, nothing to be ashamed of. I even have resolved that I'd never dye mine, never cover that beauty up. I just didn't think I'd have it yet. But there it was. Bright white. Making me stare wide-eyed.
That first gray was the fruit of working at my Jimmy John's. We opened in November of 2011 and I had gray coming in before February '12.
I probably had 6 or 7 from then 'til now. Nothing huge. In May of this year I got promoted to general manager.
It has been a blessing. For me, for my household, for my family's future.
For my hair though....my grays have quadrupled. It actually stunned me this week as I stood in my newly moved-in bathroom and rushed to put my hair in a messy bun to get to the gym- SO many grays! 25+ easy.
I'm coming to terms. Trying to remember all those deep and sentimental things you see online that say "gray hair means you cared" etc. Proverbs 31:25 resonates with me like that. I don't fear the future and I carry happiness of my past. So I'm going to start celebrating the proof that I've lived the life I've lived!
One gray for my fantastic husband who I kiss goodbye every morning before work
One gray for the job that takes so much of my time every day but blesses me so
One gray for the coworkers and lifelong friends I get to work beside
One gray for each of my gorgeous goddaughters, Bree & Emery
One gray for the beautiful woman that was and is Jayne Yuravak
One gray for the pets that I've been entrusted with
One gray for the bigger house I've been lucky enough to have and make a home
One gray for my beautiful new nephew, Brody
And many grays for the nights I worry about my husband until he walks in the door.
I guess when it comes down to it I'm thankful, because God has given me so much to care for. So many things and so many people to love and to worry for. I'll embrace the gray if that's the physical proof of a heart well-used.
Just don't forget to give a graying girl some grace! (I'm getting old, after all)
Britney
