Category Archives: aging
AGE ACCORDING TO MODERN MATH
So many have expressed about my age since I appear so much younger, I thought I might ought to go into a bit of detail about how I know for sure I am eighty-five. I’m doing new math to prove … Continue reading
THE DAY AFTER
So yesterday has been here and now is today. I find I’m only one day older than I was yesterday, even though I had to add a year. Does that seem right? At least it explains how the years roll … Continue reading
PASSING YEARS
The years have turned to decades; The decades, to scores. Age can bind the body But still love’s spirit soars. I’ve loved Him since I was but a child. He’s my friend when the storms are wild. When forsaken by … Continue reading
JOY OF BEING 84 YEARS, 362 DAYS OLD
The joy of 84 years and 362 days! You ask me the ways? I’ll tell you. A clothes closet packed full with clothes – none new. But oh, the possibilities of a new combination. I found one today and I … Continue reading
CHANGE
Facebook Status from September 10, 2014 “How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!” (Ps. 139:17 NIV) And listen as God expresses his love in the following picturesque words: “I led … Continue reading
CROSSING THE BRIDGE
For many years, George and Ida had talked about “crossing the bridge.” George’s dad “crossed the bridge” eighteen years ago; his mom eight years later. Friends were almost all over eighty and the time had come for them to cross … Continue reading
WAIT A LITTLE LONGER, PLEASE
There are three Bradford pear trees on a corner near my home. They are loaded with white blossoms. One of the trees is a little more advanced than the others so the green is overtaking the white. I want … Continue reading
I COUNT MY YEARS IN DECADES NOW
LAST YEAR I told you about my “birth” day. So today I will pick up my story beginning at ten years and and hitting the highlights of each decade of my life. As I thought this project over, I realize I … Continue reading
HOW CAN I SAY THANKS
Birthday in January gives me cause to evaluate my life even more than the New Year does. New Year is for everybody; January 24 is for me. Last night I prepared a blog for today in which I recount highlights … Continue reading
FEELING BITTERSWEET
I’m having another birthday soon. So being nostalgic. FEELING BITTERSWEET Wearing sack dresses and platform shoes Reading Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Feeling bittersweet. Singing “How Much is That Doggie in the Window” Seeing Lassie fight bears and leave them … Continue reading
