I found out yesterday that after only two full days on the market, my parents' home sold. In fact, they had three offers to choose from! I'm happy for them. At this stage of life they deserve to have something work out with ease. And as my mom said in one of my previous posts, "God is so good". …
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31 Days of Aging Grace ~ Voice
The smoke from my neighbor’s chimney, fog laying still on the trees, the sun trying to poke thru… draws me outside in the early morning. Without a word, the gophers have said the lawn is theirs... we've lost the battle for this season anyway. And the fog... it feels like a blanket. The sun is saying, “hey! get up! …
31 Days of Aging Grace ~ The Grace To Die Well
We entered ICU and his eyes lit up like always when he sees someone he loves... which is just about everybody. My husband, two youngest and myself, each had a moment with him... a hug... a few words. The nurse told us he'd been in and out of delirium. Not to expect much. But he seemed totally present …
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31 Days of Aging Grace ~ The Day She Called the Cops
One thing God is trying to teach me... to not be afraid of what people think... about what I do and what I say. He wants me to care more about what He thinks... about what I do and what I say. I want that too. But the fear creeps back. A lot. Especially with this caregiving role I find …
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31 Days of Aging Grace ~ Silhouette: Outline of Goodbye
We left at "O-dark-thirty", as the husband says, in the cold, rainy, dark of morning... truck and trailer filled with the last of Dad's big tools... A stop for coffee in California farmland... Then up and over the Siskiyou mountains... clouds outlined against sky... a first dusting of snow on the peaks... It feels odd to carry …
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31 Days of Aging Grace ~ Such Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. That was my grandfather's favorite hymn. A favorite of many I'm sure. I get a little teary-eyed... especially when bagpipes play it. Next week I'll be thinking of him and others, …
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31 Days of Aging Grace ~ Perfect. Not.
We are all perfectly imperfect because that's how God made us..... We just need to be ourselves, because no one else will do..... Love never fails, I've seen it in action... and because He says so..... God's promises are true. Period. That's what being mom to the four I've chattered about this week has taught me... …
31 Days of Aging Grace ~ Fly Boy Courage
In 5th grade he competed in the science fair. He borrowed my blow dryer. We bought him poster board. He scrounged some clear plastic wrap, string and yards of his favorite substance… duct tape. He hand carved a tiny plane. He fashioned a wind tunnel. And the little plane flew. It was the most popular …
31 Days of Aging Grace ~ No Hurry Today
I'm in a hurry to get things done, Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun. All I really got to do is live and die, but I'm in a hurry and don't know why This song by Alabama used to make me think of a son... the one who was in a hurry …
31 Days of Aging Grace ~ Ninja Grace
It was a hard day... the day we left Alaska. We teamed up with a trucker friend named Barry. His wife had left him and he was on a mission to find her and make amends. So there we were, heading down the Alaska Highway... three depressed adults, four active boys, one big rig, a van …
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