I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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WAIT – HOLD UP A BIT
Copied and edited from my post in 2015. Everything is about the same except that my grandchildren are older. I still want to say to them, “Wait, don’t grow up yet.” There are three Bradford pear trees on a corner … Continue reading
Posted in aging, death, resurrection, time, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, death, Easter, preparation for death, Psalms 116:15, resurrection
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LEARNING TO COPE WITH AGING
I was doing my morning routine – bath, dress, hair, make-up, – oops, did I brush my teeth? I couldn’t remember. After the many years, my mind goes on to more important matters while I do the routine. Now, If … Continue reading
TWO THINGS
I wind up my birthday learnin’s, lessons, and leanin’s, I say Good Night, Dear Bloggers. with this rather short post. I am not going into the memories and thankfulness, they will come later with some new pictures and such. Now … Continue reading
Posted in aging, birthday, report
Tagged aging, birthday, getting older, God's will, knowing God's will, report
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I’M OLDER THAN … FITTED SHEETS!
I have rid myself of many bed linens. Although I almost always strip the bed, wash and dry the sheets and remake the bed on the same day, I was careful to keep an extra pair of sheets just in … Continue reading
Posted in "Tween God and Me, aging, change, memories, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, changes, fitted sheets, I'm Older Than, me, memories
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I’M NEEDING TO TALK
And a good place to do that was with Jessica. You remember Jessica? Here She was my go-to girl for nails and hair – and talk. She refused to repair my tooth problem, so I made an appt with the … Continue reading
Posted in aging, humor, report, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty salon, harmless talk, humor, Jessica, opinion, report
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HOW OLD WILL I LOOK IN HEAVEN? 3/14
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known” 1 Cor. 13:12 There will not be ethnic groups (Jew nor Greek) male or female (Gal. 13:28) That’s … Continue reading
REVISIT A TIME 8 years ago
This is a post I put on Facebook in February 2013. It was after the hernia surgery I had that month. I had no idea what was coming; it was only five months before the critical heart issue I had … Continue reading
Posted in aging, God's faithfulness, My Story of Healing, Uncategorized
Tagged abundant grace, God's care, healing
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STEPS BEYOND SIGHT
. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. Martin Luther King, Jr Terri never had a home without steps. 1940 First home with mom and dad, a duplex 1954 Moved to a new home in … Continue reading
BENDING TO THE TIMES
Mostly I go unnoticed, unseen. Waiting quietly, blended in the scene. There’s a lot of me left – though bended with age. People look as scanning a page. “Gorgeous roses,” I hear in the Spring “See the glistening water drops,” … Continue reading
TENDER TIMES
A Freudian slip? A name from a former time. The name was not mine! How to deal with this? Didn’t take long to find out. I did it also! ***************** Ronovan’s haiku using words “slip” and “time” brought a long … Continue reading
Posted in aging, long marriage, Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge
Tagged aging, forgiveness, Freudian slip, long marriage
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