Older is Smaller Life’s so amazing! Consider this truth— It’s full of stages From babies to youth! Youth in its heyday Continue to move To the next stage— Maturity to prove. Scooching up older— Gray hair now in view. Became a senior citizen— Changes what you do! Suddenly your world’s Smaller in …
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Commentary: Growing Old— Two Different Possible Results
Growing Old: Two Different Possible Results Martha’s Poem this week is about the shrinking world that can occur when we age–“Older is Smaller.” Some aspects of this is unavoidable–physical limitations that occur with age– or is it? As you age your world shrinks if you let it. So many give in and do not …
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Essay: “Put Out to Pasture”
Put Out to Pasture Are you retired and over 65? Do you feel “put out to pasture”? In your church, community, or family, do you feel your experiences, wisdom, and skills are no longer wanted or needed? You are not alone. The “elderly” or seniors attain that designation at age 65 in the United …