Humor and Aging

Without your glasses are you using the Spray ‘n Wash stain stick or Underarm deodorant?

With your glasses off are those eye drops or scalp drops?

Steroid cream says do not use internally. Doctor says apply to your gums. Go figure!

If you are on a low salt diet is it okay to soak your foot in Epsom Salts? How about swimming in a friend’s in ground salt water pool?

Level of pain determines which cream I use on my face! Arthritis and TMJ are NO FUN!!

How come we find time to do so many things, including visiting others, and rarely find time to do things for us (like shooting photos downtown or cutting quilt squares)?

Since I never learned how to cook for two I have plenty of food to share with others!

My, oh my, this life brings humor if we are willing to look for it! I do not envy my kids or caregivers as I age. How come I think many of those comfort options will be dropped then as non-essential? A counselor who did her internship at a nursing home said she wants to hire someone when she grows old to pluck the hairs that grow in unusual places. How about my left elbow? Can I count on you to do that for me?!?

  • Be like a seed

    Be like a seed

    Imagine how this bouquet would look if the seeds had not given way to the earth and the rain? This quote spoke to both Bob and me as our once organized routine lives have been upended by the chaos of this surgery and recovery. “When the earth opens up under your feet, be like a…


  • Megan Preston Meyer

    Megan Preston Meyer

    The Forward Day by Day entries for June are written by the author noted above. June 21 she wrote about the distance between her prayer chair and her desk. “The inspiration, aspiration, and conviction take is breathed into me while I sit quietly in the corner of my office seems to fade as soon as…


  • Goodness of the Lord

    Goodness of the Lord

    One thing I really missed during this first week of recovery is sitting in my prayer chair. Have not figured out how to get the knee roller so I can sit there. Then there is the challenge of rising from that chair. A low swivel rocker… I read from the Amazing Grace devotional. She wrote,…


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