I read NieNie

I have periodically checked up on Stephanie Nielson's blog (NieNie Dialogues) since I saw her story on another blog. It was right after this very creative, very beautiful young mother and her husband were badly burned in a plane crash. I just went over to see how she was coming along. She recently posted a picture of her eyes and her feet. She doesn't look the same...she never will. And let me tell you...she was beautiful. I don't like to use the term was though...because I am sure she still is.
I saw something that totally caught me off guard this time I visited. She just celebrated her 28th birthday. She is 5 months and 1 day younger than me. She is a mother of 4. Has more grace and confidence than I ever will, and has been through more in the past year than hopefully any of us will ever have to endure. I found myself starting to cry when I saw her birthday post. I never thought about her age before, but I just assumed that she was older than me. The 4 kids, the poise, the beauty, her creativity, and confidence totally had me fooled. I still feel like a kid...like I've got plenty of time to make mistakes, goof off, and take chances.
The Nielson Family

It instantly made me feel like I've got a lot of work to do on myself.