It Begins - The Sixty Fifth Year

May 20, 2015, the calendar page has turned and BAM, I am now 65 years old!!  Wow, that is an age I really didn't  see coming!  Old people are 65! Aren't they?  I have never let a birthday bother me, it is just a day among many that generally treats me with a great cake or pie or dinner out!   So, why post anything about it now?  Why announce this date to my 1000 closest Face Book friends?  I am not looking for birthday greetings. So, why not just ignore it and perhaps it will go away!!

Why? Because it is a marker in our culture in the walk called life!  But, what difference does one day make? 

Well,  I am discovering that checking off this particular 'next' day, on the calender makes a difference! It is crazy but this day is different!!! Because:

*I must now be signed up for Medicare!    Seriously?  

I have a physical tomorrow.  I will now see how easy this transition is or if things change because the government is now part of my health care. 

*I am eligible for Senior Discounts at Movie Theaters and I guess other things too. I just discovered that 15 years ago I could have begun this money saving adventure.  (Those of you behind me, begin to check out the freebies!)

*When I fill out forms and need to check off my age, I have now been bumped up into the next 'age range'. The 'old' age range.

I am certain there are more things to note but for today this is enough for me to process.

So now what?  I do not know!  I have decided that a number, a date on a calendar, is not going to define me.  Oh, I might have to comply with laws and government regulations but life will go on.

God gives to each of us a certain number of days.   Each day is a gift from Him to experience His blessings and plans for me/us.  I do not want to waste one of them!

This blog The Sixty Fifth Year will hopefully inspire my peers to do more.  To those coming behind me I hope that you will  be careful not to judge those older than you. Sooner than you can blink your 'Sixty Fifth Year' will sneak up on you too.   If anyone follows this blog (an open diary) , I hope that you will chime in and share your story or your wisdom, or your hopes and let us journey together.  


 What does this age afford me?  I am going discover the answer to this question.  Perhaps soon, I will have more to say on this #65, but for today it will be Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Just another day among many. Oh yes,  I will get to eat some awesome desert :)


No one can confidently say that they will be here tomorrow. Euripides 

(God) Teach us to number our days that we might gain a heart of wisdom.  Psalm 91:12 (Bible)