Thank you for sharing this! Yesterday was my 36th birthday and I had a renewed sense of appreciation for my life and the blessing it is to age. You’ve put beautiful words to how I’ve been feeling since the start of my thirties.
You have expressed this so beautifully. I am currently 55 and have finally embraced my graying hair, expression lines, and skin imperfections. (The aches and pains are harder to accept.) Some days it's easier than others, but I am thankful for the privilege of aging, and most days I find it quite freeing! I want to wear my crown of silver and lines of wisdom with joy and gratitude.
I love this Brenna! I am going to be 44 this May and I have begun to turn grey and the lines under my eyes are deeper than ever. I find myself looking in the mirror everyday and I have to tell myself it’s beautiful and it’s okay…
I love how you frame likeness — looking more like your mother — as covenant rather than decline. That shift alone reframes inheritance as glory. And connecting aging plainly to discipleship is such a steady, theological move. Not neglect, not defiance — but trust. The image of gray hair as a crown instead of a flaw feels like it restores dignity where the world tries to manufacture insecurity. I’ve been reflecting lately on how surrender often looks like accepting the marks time leaves on us — trusting formation over control. If that resonates, I’ve been writing into that theme here: https://theeternalnowmm.substack.com/p/the-surrender?r=71z4jh
We need more writers like this. Well done. I'm exasperated by all the Christian women getting fillers and face lifts and heaven knows what else. I have been hesitant to call it out...I mean...I wear makeup and add gold highlights to my increasingly silver hair.
But you have emphasized the Godliness in the acceptance of physical aging. A much better approach!
I have ALWAYS known the way we look at ageing, and KNEW the Bible had things to say, but I had no real reference. I just knew the world was wrong (it always is), so thank you for giving me a start on how to look at ageing in a biblical way.
In my 30s, I had to give up make-up due to sensitive skin. In my 40s, I decided to give up hair dye because it takes time and money. I can't say these decisions are for everyone, and I can't say that I would have made them if my hand had not been forced, in a way. What I can tell you is that at 52, I love my fresh, albeit red, face. I love the lines around my eyes that show how many laughs I've shared over the years. And I adore my gray hair.
I cannot say that, at times, I look at others my age and wish, for a moment, that I looked more like them. That happens. But for the most part, there is a freedom when you care for yourself in the best way you can and allow time and nature do what they were designed to do.
Thank you, Brenna, for these words. I think they are more important than we realize for such a time as this. Grateful for you.
This is such a gooood article. I love what you are saying. The more I go silver the more I get told by media that is am out—no use. But that is not what The Father says. Every time I feel I have just about finished God just blesses me with one more service for Him.
Thank you for sharing this! Yesterday was my 36th birthday and I had a renewed sense of appreciation for my life and the blessing it is to age. You’ve put beautiful words to how I’ve been feeling since the start of my thirties.
I turned 60 in January and, if I’m being honest, I struggled with it a bit. Thank you for this wonderful reminder that life is beautiful at every age!
You have expressed this so beautifully. I am currently 55 and have finally embraced my graying hair, expression lines, and skin imperfections. (The aches and pains are harder to accept.) Some days it's easier than others, but I am thankful for the privilege of aging, and most days I find it quite freeing! I want to wear my crown of silver and lines of wisdom with joy and gratitude.
I love this Brenna! I am going to be 44 this May and I have begun to turn grey and the lines under my eyes are deeper than ever. I find myself looking in the mirror everyday and I have to tell myself it’s beautiful and it’s okay…
I love how you frame likeness — looking more like your mother — as covenant rather than decline. That shift alone reframes inheritance as glory. And connecting aging plainly to discipleship is such a steady, theological move. Not neglect, not defiance — but trust. The image of gray hair as a crown instead of a flaw feels like it restores dignity where the world tries to manufacture insecurity. I’ve been reflecting lately on how surrender often looks like accepting the marks time leaves on us — trusting formation over control. If that resonates, I’ve been writing into that theme here: https://theeternalnowmm.substack.com/p/the-surrender?r=71z4jh
We need more writers like this. Well done. I'm exasperated by all the Christian women getting fillers and face lifts and heaven knows what else. I have been hesitant to call it out...I mean...I wear makeup and add gold highlights to my increasingly silver hair.
But you have emphasized the Godliness in the acceptance of physical aging. A much better approach!
thank you
This is so great; thank you for sharing it!
Love this perspective.
I have ALWAYS known the way we look at ageing, and KNEW the Bible had things to say, but I had no real reference. I just knew the world was wrong (it always is), so thank you for giving me a start on how to look at ageing in a biblical way.
Beautifully stated ❤️
In my 30s, I had to give up make-up due to sensitive skin. In my 40s, I decided to give up hair dye because it takes time and money. I can't say these decisions are for everyone, and I can't say that I would have made them if my hand had not been forced, in a way. What I can tell you is that at 52, I love my fresh, albeit red, face. I love the lines around my eyes that show how many laughs I've shared over the years. And I adore my gray hair.
I cannot say that, at times, I look at others my age and wish, for a moment, that I looked more like them. That happens. But for the most part, there is a freedom when you care for yourself in the best way you can and allow time and nature do what they were designed to do.
Thank you, Brenna, for these words. I think they are more important than we realize for such a time as this. Grateful for you.
Thank you for writing about this! What an important message!
This is such a gooood article. I love what you are saying. The more I go silver the more I get told by media that is am out—no use. But that is not what The Father says. Every time I feel I have just about finished God just blesses me with one more service for Him.
Thanks so much.
Amen.
Amen.