I’m Getting Older, But I’m Not Getting Old…
I still like…
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-meeting new people & acting/hanging out/playing as if we’ve known each other for years
-trying to predict which rain drop will get to the bottom of a window first
-smiling at strangers in public (i.e. friends I haven’t met yet)
-playing w/my G.I. Joe/Transformers action figures
-cannon-balling into a swimming pool
-getting a sticker after a vaccination
-playing catch w/a ball & a friend
-hot dogs cut up into little pieces
-getting a lollipop after a haircut
-sleeping with a stuffed animal
-having my back scratched
-straws with flexy necks
-sprinkles on ice cream
-sitting on the floor
-wearing pajamas
-catching fireflies
-coloring w/crayons
-staying up past my bedtime
-staying in my pajamas all day
-eating breakfast foods for dinner
-having books read out loud to me
-taking naps in the middle of the day
-roasting marshmallows over a bonfire/firepit
-having a puppy lick my face and jump/climb all over me
-having to finish all my vegetables/dinner first so that I can get dessert
-running on the driveway to get the newspaper in my socks even tho that puts holes in them
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I still get excited about…
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-getting a large popcorn and soda at a movie theater even though I just had dinner
-being handed the dessert menu at a restaurant after dinner
-watching people open up a present that I’ve gotten them
-going to a movie theater on opening night
-the sound of a soda can opening
-flying on an airplane
-Christmas morning
-my birthday
-riding on rollercoasters
-Happy Meals at McDonald’s
-the smell of Thanksgiving dinner
-the smell of McDonald’s french fries
-the toy/prize at the bottom of a cereal box
-drinking the milk at the bottom of a bowl of CInnamon Toast Crunch cereal
-Team Scoopie meals at Culver’s because you get a free scoop of custard at the end
-The Truth that even as Jesus matures me He still wants me to trust Him like a child (Luke 18:15-17)
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What about you?
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Are you getting older…
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…or are you getting old?
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🙂