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Relationship

Single

Hometown

visited 40 of 50 states, Jamacia, Canada

Places I've been

Lived. Fall River Mass, Shelby Ohio, Mansfield Ohio, Toledo Ohio, Cleveland Ohio 3 different times, Rochester NY, Wamblee S. D. Favorite Enos Place.. Uncle Buncles Coffee Shop.. Buncleville Kansas..

Education

• , BA in Theology- emphisis on missionary work. - 1979 to 1982

Work

• Various retail organizations, Manager - Big Box Retail Stores - 1987 to 2006
• nondenominational Chrisitan Organization, Street Ministry to single parent families - 1984 to 1997

More about me

 First off that is not my real photo.. but I think that gal has a lot of spunk.. and I'm that way myself.. ok on to the about me.. which I did not write but was sent to me by my nephew who says its alot like me..  

Old Age, I decided, is a gift.
I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be.  Oh, not my body!  I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt.  And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my mother!), but I don't agonize over those things for long.
I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly.  As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.

I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio  I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.  

I   have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

hose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon?
I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70's, and if I, at the  same time, wish to weep over a lost love ... I will.
I wil l walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.  They, too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful.  But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car?  But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion.  A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.  So many have nev er laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.   
As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think.  I don't question myself anymore.  I've even earned the right to be wrong. 

oh, to answer your question, I  like being old.  It has set me free.  I like the person I have become.  I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be.  And I shall eat dessert every single day. (If I feel like it)

 

 

Favorite Movies

To Kill a Mocking Bird. Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind Little Women ( first edition) Gone with the Wind Grummp Old Men

Favorite Books

Holy Bible, Adam Clarke Commentary on the Bible, Oh my so many... great books. Best one for Women who are in the Business World is. Playing Hardball for women.

Favorite TV Shows

Andy Griffith Show. American Idol Do not watch much tv mostly listen to talk radio while working.

Favorite Music

All kinds classical, southern gospel, rockabilly, light jazz, and blues.

Favorite Quotes

For God so love the world that he gave his only begotten son that who so ever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Favorite People

My Kids, and grandkids. My Best friend for 30 years Sue.

Favorite Places

HOME where ever it may be.. There is no place like home..

Favorite Animals

Leopards, and Gorillas House pets.. cats.

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