This resonates so much with me. I turned 70 last month and have reflected a lot on the many lives I've lived these seven decades. I married when I was 28 and became a mom at age 31. When I was 35 I became a single mom. Later, I remarried and took on the role of step-mom to three adolescents. They were unlike most kids their age, by the way. Most days they were a delight. I was blessed. Ten years into my marriage my husband's son died tragically at the age of 20. Then, twelve months later my second husband joined his son in heaven after a short battle with cancer. I married a third time to my present husband of the last 16 years. I confess I often envy those who are still married to their high school or college sweetheart. But, God had a different plan for me. I appreciate what you said about our identity of whose we are rather than who we are. What a difference that makes in finding peace at this stage of life.
This resonates so much with me. I turned 70 last month and have reflected a lot on the many lives I've lived these seven decades. I married when I was 28 and became a mom at age 31. When I was 35 I became a single mom. Later, I remarried and took on the role of step-mom to three adolescents. They were unlike most kids their age, by the way. Most days they were a delight. I was blessed. Ten years into my marriage my husband's son died tragically at the age of 20. Then, twelve months later my second husband joined his son in heaven after a short battle with cancer. I married a third time to my present husband of the last 16 years. I confess I often envy those who are still married to their high school or college sweetheart. But, God had a different plan for me. I appreciate what you said about our identity of whose we are rather than who we are. What a difference that makes in finding peace at this stage of life.