Aging Isn't for Sissies

Psalm 92:14~~~ They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

Last week, I made plans with a dear friend~~ Joyce~~ to go together to visit a lady in our church who has been very sick with pneumonia. Her name is Toby, and she has been in dire straits with her illness. It was a blessing to go with Joyce and visit Toby and her husband Ray today. They probably blessed Joyce and me much more than we were a blessing to them.

After our visit, Joyce and I went to lunch together. She is 20 years my senior and was widowed in January when her dear Bob died just 8 weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer. These two couples~~ Bob & Joyce and Ray & Toby (70ish)~~ befriended Richard and me early on when we started going to our church 5-1/2 years ago. As i sat there and visited with Joyce, Ray, and Toby, it was so poignant to me that Bob wasn't in the circle of friendship.

I so much enjoyed lunch with Joyce as we talked and shared. She is a beautiful testimony of God's grace and strength as she goes through this first year of life without her soul mate. She is heartbroken at times but is quick to let you know that God is faithful and that He sees her through each day. Toby was the same way today as we visited her. Her faith and trust is in the Lord. She is healing and coming along so we thank God for that.

In addition to today's activities, I met a couple in church last night who is in that same age group. They were so nice. I keep thinking that Richard and I need to go to the "Triple L Club" at church for "seniors" 55 and older. I have resisted that notion for 13-1/2 months now. I keep remembering what my Mom told me one time, "Don't be the oldest in a group, but it's okay to be the youngest." I guess I just need to set aside my pride and perceived youthfulness (Ha!) and get involved with the senior set. They surely do seem to have a lot of fun, possess a lot of wisdom, have a wonderful appreciation of God's blessings, and so it seems that I bet I can learn a lot from them. When is that next Triple "L" meeting?