Good-bye 30's

On Sunday I said good-bye to my 30's and welcomed the new decade of life called "the 40's". I did so much during my 30's that I wonder if my 40's will be able to keep up.

In my 30's I:

• moved to a new city.
• received a 2nd bachelor's degree and a master's degree.
• started my first 40 hr/week job because my children were in school full-time.
• started this blog.
• went on some really great vacations; some places we visited more than once because we had such a great time there.
• lived longer with my husband than I did with my parents.
• celebrated my 20th wedding anniversary.
• had a couple of health scares, but everything worked out OK
• became a runner and dabbled with a few triathlons.
• ran 5 half-marathons.
• had several ups and downs with my testimony, but with each down came a significant amount of spiritual growth.
• served in several different callings at church; some I really enjoyed, others not so much.
• developed a few really frustrating food allergies.
• made some really great friends.
• found some new interests, like gardening and photography. Pretty good at the gardening thing, photography not so much.
• enjoyed being an aunt and greeting each new niece and nephew.
• learned to love my husband in a deeper way and appreciate him for all he does for me and our family (read--became less selfish)
• discovered that being a parent to teen-agers is absolute kick and I love it.

I'm sure there were other things that I did in my 30's that should have made this list, but right now they escape me. I hope that doesn't signal a sign of aging--diminished memory. I am looking forward to some of the changes that this next decade will surely bring; others I'm not sure I will embrace so readily (such as the possible post-menopausal weight gain). But most of all I just don't want my time to be a waste. I want to know and follow the plan God has for me.