Ran into Mabel yesterday. She's going to be 95 years old a week from today. To celebrate, she intends to go for a hot air balloon ride. She thought of tandem skydiving, but said she couldn't quite face that one.Mabel has been a lifelong teacher and nurturer of young people. She's often up front, reminding her fellow church members to give money so that children in the church can get an education in a Christian school. A few years ago, when I helped with Vacation Bible School, she was teaching a class. I could see pretty quickly that you don't mess with Mabel!
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
planted in the house of the Lord,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
proclaiming, "The Lord is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him."
Psalm 92:12-15 (NIV)
Tell Mabel--you go, girl!
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful.
Keep on living!
Mabel reminds me of my little gram. Except my gram didn't have a gray hair on her head! She died when she was 84, way too young. Anyways, she had that same light in her eyes as Mabel does! Go Mabel! I hope there's light in my eyes still shining forth when I get down the road.
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