Does it devalue
I have been thinking a great deal about age this week. Today, we celebrate the mortal birth of my Queen. I have struggled this year in making it special for her. I don't know why. I have not gone above and beyond as I have in years past. To tell you the truth it bothers me.
On the way home from work, I called to ask her what she wanted for dinner. She told me that she would make dinner. I did not think it was right. I knew what was on the menu, but also knew that it was not one of my specialty items. However, I took advantage of her short shopping excursion and started dinner. I think I did OK.
The thing that bothered me was that she felt like I was making a big deal of it. At one point she said something like, when you are as old as I am you will understand that it is just not that important. That bothered me. I would ask, do our children matter less to us because they get older, no. Does the Lord pay less attention to us because we are maturing in age, no. So why wouldn't a celebration of birth matter. Why would one year be any less important than another. Each year we succeed in a new milestone. We have gone farther than we have gone before.
Will we stop making those milestones someday. In mortality it is possible, but then we will start a new adventure.
I value each moment I have with my Queen. I hope that she understands that. I will strive to make her understand how important it is. Don't ever let age make you feel any less important.
On the way home from work, I called to ask her what she wanted for dinner. She told me that she would make dinner. I did not think it was right. I knew what was on the menu, but also knew that it was not one of my specialty items. However, I took advantage of her short shopping excursion and started dinner. I think I did OK.
The thing that bothered me was that she felt like I was making a big deal of it. At one point she said something like, when you are as old as I am you will understand that it is just not that important. That bothered me. I would ask, do our children matter less to us because they get older, no. Does the Lord pay less attention to us because we are maturing in age, no. So why wouldn't a celebration of birth matter. Why would one year be any less important than another. Each year we succeed in a new milestone. We have gone farther than we have gone before.
Will we stop making those milestones someday. In mortality it is possible, but then we will start a new adventure.
I value each moment I have with my Queen. I hope that she understands that. I will strive to make her understand how important it is. Don't ever let age make you feel any less important.
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