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What do honey bees and senior citizens have in common?
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mpratt
I’m sorry I missed them: August 20 was National Honey Bee Day, and August 21 was National Senior Citizens Day. But I thought I’d make up for my omission by reflecting on something that seems to unite those two: Rare beauty. We’ve read about the plight of honey bee colonies. How something seems to be…
Prayer for Grace-full Aging
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mpratt
Whether your day has passed or is coming up, we all will age one more year this year and onward. We cannot turn back the clock, but we can turn on grace as we move ahead. Here’s a prayer for Grace-full Aging: Oh, Lord, I am getting older. It doesn’t feel exactly comfortable, and when…
Live Long – Prepare Now
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mpratt
Over Memorial Day weekend, many of us catch up with family and friends. Invariably, we hear of (or meet up with) people who are in their supposedly “old” age, but who have enough energy and strength still to work, keep active, and engage in intriguing and inspiring conversations. I think of my 70-something friend who…
For Inspiration – Look to the ‘Geezers’ of Tennis!
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mpratt
Whenever I speak to a group of people who live with chronic illness and/or pain, I like to use the analogy of our patient-hood as an athletic pursuit. Yes, we are athletes! Besides being like the Apostle Paul, who “ran the race” of living and spreading the Gospel despite great hardship, our health challenges make…
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