Day Eight I come from a long line of ladies who like to look good. My dad’s mom passed away in my teens, but I have very clear memories. Every day she wore a freshly pressed, floral print dress and sensible shoes. Her hair was curled, lipstick and rouge (that's what they called it back then.. not blush) applied. …
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Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly. Proverbs 3:18 Today I'm linking with the 31 Day blogging community and the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge.
Day Six I followed the van thru my neighborhood streets… streets I knew by heart. Wynooski makes a sharp veer to the left. I remembered that slightly “out of control” feeling as each son learned to navigate that curve in early driving lessons. Suddenly, unbelievably, the van missed the left turn and smashed into a …
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Day Five I love old people. This is a good thing since I am one and getting more so by the minute. I was blessed to know two of my great-grandmothers... one of them even made it to my wedding... 43 years ago. She died a short time before the birth of my first son. Both these …
Day Four "Where will I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; If I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, If I settle on the far side of the …
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Day Three When I first started blogging, I posted several of my scuba adventures. I won’t rehash all that… just share a couple lessons learned that have absolutely nothing to do with scuba. I was almost 54 at the time, but never really thought about age. I just felt like plain old me… the same me I was at 18, …
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Day Two I was a kid once... shocking, but true. My best friend, Lorna, would spin with me on the lawn. We’d drop dizzy to the grass, giggling, looking up at clouds that seemed to spin around us. I would lay there for the longest time, wondering what was out there in all that bigness… wondering what I would …
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Day One... I love to read biographies... learn where a person came from and the experiences that shaped them. The older I get the more intrigued I am with people who made achievements late in life... like Susan Boyle of "Britain's Got Talent" fame. She blew away the competition at 47 years of age. And …
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SCROLL DOWN TO FIND ALL 31 DAY POSTS A funny thing happened to me on the way to the "honored guests" dinner menu... ...and some things not so funny, and some things kind of sweet, and some things I'm still trying to figure out. Please join me October 1st as I post each day of the month about Aging Grace... a …
We've lived here almost one year now... still living out of boxes. Should I still feel like I'm living in a motel room? It's not my place to decorate or make wholesale change because, in a sense, I'm a guest. I keep clean, keep safe and keep familiar the surroundings of the one we care for. But what …
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