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Posted: May 31 2011 at 9:23pm | IP Logged Quote nissag

I turned 40 on April 25th. It's weird. I feel like I should feel "old". But I feel just the same. :) I hope that I am growing in wisdom. It would be a shame to have wasted all of my life experience.

Anyway, happy to be here with all of you!

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Posted: May 31 2011 at 10:25pm | IP Logged Quote Angie Mc

Hey Nina, thanks for letting know, happy birthday, and congratulations on your graduation     .

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Posted: May 31 2011 at 11:43pm | IP Logged Quote Donna Marie

nissag wrote:
I turned 40 on April 25th. It's weird. I feel like I should feel "old". But I feel just the same. :) I hope that I am growing in wisdom. It would be a shame to have wasted all of my life experience.

Anyway, happy to be here with all of you!

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{{{{Nissa}}}, my friend! Welcome to the club! You are definitely a wise woman. Don't sell your wonderful talents short, missy. I can't imagine what I would do without your wisdom to encourage me!    <big cheesy grin> love ya lots!

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Posted: June 01 2011 at 7:09am | IP Logged Quote nissag

Thank you Angie and Donna!

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Posted: June 01 2011 at 11:06am | IP Logged Quote Carole N.

Welcome Nissa! You will enjoy this life experience as much as you have enjoyed the first part of your life! And what a wonderful project you have in your "new" home. A great experience for you and your family!

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Posted: June 01 2011 at 11:46am | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn

I'm with you Nissa.. turning 40 was just another day after yesterday.. though I'll be the first to admit that I can't do without sleep like I could when I was 20 something

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Posted: June 01 2011 at 12:31pm | IP Logged Quote SeaStar

Didn't Mrs. Miniver have a part in it about how much more she was enjoying her 40's?


Let's just stop counting and enjoy all the days God gives us.

Happy Birthday!


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Posted: June 01 2011 at 12:46pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn

Well now, don't you know Melinda.. birthdays are good for your health. The more you have the longer you live

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Posted: June 01 2011 at 12:51pm | IP Logged Quote Donna Marie

JodieLyn wrote:
Well now, don't you know Melinda.. birthdays are good for your health. The more you have the longer you live


LOL!

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Posted: June 01 2011 at 1:44pm | IP Logged Quote nissag

LOL!

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Posted: June 01 2011 at 3:59pm | IP Logged Quote Servant2theKing

Happy belated birthday Nissa and welcome to the over 40 club! Just wait, 'til you hit your 50's ~ life gets even more and more interesting all the time! This year I'll be 55, oldest ds turned 33, oldest grandchild will turn 11 and youngest grandchild was born 1/1/11! Double blessings all around! One of our favorite family phrases is "Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be"

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Happy Birthday, Nissa. Welcome to our side of the fence - the grass really is greener here. (Doesn't that make you all want to be at least 40? ).

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Happy birthday! I am not far behind you!

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Posted: June 02 2011 at 7:16am | IP Logged Quote nissag

Thank you all so much. I feel very positive about life after 40. I've had a feeling that there has been, for a long time, a well-kept secret about how wonderful it all is.

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Happy Birthday!

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Welcome, Nissa! Like the old wine ad compaign said, "You're not getting older, you're getting better!" And the 40's is really a time to "get better" and grow in holiness and trust in God. May the Lord bless you all the days of your life!

I love your family house details, too!

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Turning 40 in August..can't wait to join the club!

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