Mommy Wisdom Weds: Golden Birthday Edition

Randi and I celebrating our birthdays tonight at Community group! 

Ever since I was a 21 year old newlywed, I’ve been insecure about being young. Even though I would not change a single thing about the timing of important events in my life, I’ve felt awkward about my age. Growing up, I was the oldest (by 10 minutes!) sister and I loved it. I loved experiencing things first and passing on my often times unsolicited advice to my younger siblings. But, once I said “I do” at 21 and became a mom at 23 I’ve been the youngest. I was the youngest (and still am!) member of our newly married community group, I was the youngest mom in Watermark’s new mom class, and Mike and I are the youngest people to lead in Watermark’s pre-married class. I found myself dreading questions like “when did you graduate from Baylor?” or “How long had you been married before you decided to have children?” I was afraid someone would think I was an unfit wife or mom because of how many years experience I had on this earth.

Oh, how God has worked on my heart and spoken truth into that lie I’ve been feeding myself. I kept hearing Him tell me, “This is your journey that I’ve set you on, don’t for a second be ashamed of that!” I memorize 1 Timothy 4:12 and would recite that over and over in my head when I felt a twinge of insecurity rise up in me. “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example to all believers in your speech, in the way you live, in love, in faith and in purity.”

So, as I turn the big 25 today on the 25^th (yes, it’s my golden birthday!!!) I am so thankful for the amazing journey the Lord has taken me on in the past 25 years and I am waiting with huge anticipation and an eager heart to see what the Lord will do in the next quarter century of my life.

My word of wisdom today: be yourself and don’t be ashamed of it! God made you exactly how He wanted you to be, so be proud of it and don’t let the nay-sayers of this world get you down