31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 26 — Sitting Still

So these are a few of my favorite places to sit still these days. The demands of moving and remodeling have left little time or space for sitting still, but when I can, I choose to sit in one of these … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 25 — Standing Tall

As we age, our bodies shrink, though not always in the direction we might choose. The pounds may still nag us, but that height we've carried? It's likely to change as we add on years. When I entered … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 24 — Living Out Loud

Here's one of the great things about getting older -- you can not only tell the truth and live it, without apology, but you can get away with living your life out loud. Don't ask me how or why that is … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 23 — Being Honest

I took my mama off campus for lunch this week, the first time in many weeks I've been able to do that. She has tired more easily and so have I, so we've settled into the routine of putting her into … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 22 — Stepping Down

I haven't prayed in public for over a year. And I gotta tell you, I had a case of nerves this weekend that coulda stopped a truck! I am badly out of practice! But this topic, these passages -- well it … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 21 — Stepping Up

This picture is a gratuitous shot, taken the same morning as yesterday's series of three at the end of the post. It has no particular connection to today's theme, but I like to use the panorama … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 20 — Hanging On

I am hanging onto worship these days. In as many ways and places as I can find. The older I get, the more intrinsic it becomes to who I am. I think that's how it's supposed to happen, to tell you the … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 19 — Letting Go

Here is a small, but interesting lesson I'm learning right now. Sometimes when we give something up, when we let go of it, we find something else to take its place. For me these last few months, the … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 18 — Laughing ’til It Hurts

I'll admit it right up front: I do not do this often enough. Laughter is the best medicine I know and one of my favorite things about my husband is that he makes me laugh regularly. But that … Read more...