Becky's thought of the month: Wrinkles

My Grandpa Wilde has wrinkles and he is the cutest man on earth! Other than my husband.

This past year I have noticed a change in myself and in Curtis. We both seem to be getting older and we are showing it in our appearance. Curtis is getting gray hairs and me... well I noticed my first few wrinkles around my eyes! At first I felt horrified. Could this really be happening to me??? Has the past few years really had this much toll on me to give me wrinkles! I can no longer call myself young! But upon closer inspection I noticed that the wrinkles were smile wrinkles that curved up around the corner of my eyes. All of a sudden having these signs of aging did not seems so bad. Every time I see an old man on a bike slowly peddling down the street I notice his wrinkles, but I don't think ugly. Every time I see an old couple holding hands I notice their wrinkles but I don't think ugly. I have always loved old people. Could it be because when I see an old face I see a lifetime of wisdom, pain, love, and joy that I can relate to. Why are so many of us so concerned about aging to the point we pay lots of money on creams and surgeries to hide our different badges of honor. Ask my husband. Whenever I see a really old man or woman my heart melts and I can not help but think they are beautiful or just simply adorable. So bring on the wrinkles, I will take them with honor. And thank you Curtis and my children for making me smile so much in the past couple of years that I was able to acquire these beautiful marks of life.