2019. Now 2024. Oh. My. 

I have much to share.

Pain. Fear. Aging. Starting over too many times. 

And blessings to many to count. 

Today, Wednesday, September 11, 2024 I want to share. Few of my former followers and few of my many, long-time friends will have forgotten me. I have not been good at keeping in touch. Many of those sweet, wonderful, long-time friends (as my sweet Methodist friend, XXXXX always said) out ran me to our Father's House. I miss them terribly.

I also deeply miss those of you who were dear to me and are still breathing and living and loving and helping others and writing and worshiping.

But, today, I want to live in TODAY. I have a huge blessing to share with you to remind you (many of whom are as old as I and some of you older :-) _) that God's blessings continue to surprise me. He jerks me awake by showing me that even tho I am more than half way through my 87th year, He is not done with me. Yes. Old, worn out. Sinful. Tired. Me.

AND YOU.  This is to prove to you to always be ready. And forget the word NO.

Melinda and I now live in a senior community in East Wenatchee, Washington. Oh. My. A VERY long way from Texas and my roots.

Mindy is in assisted living and I am still in independent living. I still provide most of my amazing daughter's care that she cannot do and very soon I want to bring you up to date on this amazing woman who is my beloved daughter. 

Since my beloved Gus out-ran me to our Father's House in May of 2017, Melinda and I have moved---physically and emotionally changed everything about our locations, daily living ways, comings, and goings--FOUR times in seven years. There were reasons beyond my control for each move. Both of us have learned and grown and cried and rejoiced abundantly. And we still remember each of you with love and thanksgiving.

We have lived for two years at the former Prestige Senior Living Community, now owned by new people and named EAST WENATCHEE SENIOR LIVING. We generally just say: EWSL. True, not an exciting or lovely name and it certainly does not show anything about the amazing people who live here with us. We generally just refer to the community as "The Old Folks' Home." Many days I wonder if I will ever have the energy to write about each one of our new friends. Maybe not. But, in the meantime, my friends gradually discovered some of my writing journey. Which brings us to the main topic of this blog: Never Give Up. 

God Was Not Done With Me.