No gray hair for me!

Vanity, oh, vanity.

When I started getting gray hairs a few years back (hey, I'm not saying how many!), I was surprised and maybe a little angry at them, so I'd yank them out by the roots and triumphantly throw them into the garbage.

My poor younger brother wondered how I didn't have any grays, since he was sprouting them all over. I really should have told him what I was doing, but... I didn't, let's just leave it at that. I'm a little ashamed of that... sorry little bro.

Not too long ago, I saw a lone gray hair at the crown of my head, sticking up proudly in all of its... different-colored glory. As I glumly considered the price of aging, I looked at that little hair and saw that it was shining, healthy, and pure white! Not gray, or some dingy half-color. But silvery white! How pretty is that?

I think it's amazing that God has created our "default" hair color to be pure white. All ethnicities return to this glorious color as we age... doesn't matter how dark our hair before, we all eventually get white hair when our follicles give up the ghost and decide not to work anymore.

About a month ago, I let my boys know that I blame them for my gray hairs. Yes, I said that. Doesn't every parent say that at least once in a child's life? I'm not proud of that, either. I also blamed Dalen for my varicose veins... I hope he can get past that emotional damage soon.

But now, with my new perspective on my lovely white hairs, I can thank the boys for bringing this on sooner than later. I do love my boys, even if they sometimes sap every ounce of my energy when they can't get along.

I'm actually kind of excited to see what I look like with all white hair. My mom looks fabulous with her elegant mingle of white and black hair, and I'm so proud of her for not giving in to the dye-my-hair-for-the-rest-of-my-life trap.

When I look at my white hairs, I smile, and thank God for His default setting in this little area. It's a good reminder of how to be grateful for the little things, and appreciate the fact that I have hair! Not that it's bad to NOT have hair... there are pros and cons in everything. But I've found my "silver" lining!

What's a silver lining you've discovered recently?