tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944498458934770655.post6037949502048686652..comments2023-10-30T04:32:47.591-04:00Comments on Bethesda Mom..in Fla.: aging gracefullyfrom Katie-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13389599146621586179noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944498458934770655.post-15863886312139757902015-10-20T18:02:53.754-04:002015-10-20T18:02:53.754-04:00Dearest Katie,
This is Darlene Namahoe, Michael...Dearest Katie, <br /><br />This is Darlene Namahoe, Michael's classmate. I recently found your blog again and have been catching up. Aging gracefully? Well, take it from someone who is pushing 60... Life is too short not to do everything gracefully... I think the key is "grace" in "gracefully" is it not? We live our lives by grace, pray our choices are informed by grace and strive for lives that are "full of grace". Looking back, I see even the things I thought were the worst things ever to happen to me were the way God was protecting me, providing for me and pulling me closer to Him. <br />This, I think, is the essence of graceful aging--wisdom and love. Nothing else matters. And you seem to have an abundance of both. Congratulations on the newest addition to your family... if, by chance, you have time and are located near Vero Beach, check out the Center for Spiritual Care. One of the co-founders, Carol Ludwig, served with me in Rome 20 years ago and belonged to my prayer group there. I think we went on a couple of retreats together. She was a wonderful, insightful woman back then and she now does spiritual direction and teaches. Here's a link to the center: http://www.centerforspiritualcare.org/Staff.html<br /><br />Take care, Katie, and God bless you, Mike and the little ones. I'll be following your blog....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082578846272620950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944498458934770655.post-44404708069118577942015-10-03T13:31:14.929-04:002015-10-03T13:31:14.929-04:00Beautiful, Katie...I could've written the same...Beautiful, Katie...I could've written the same thing (but not as eloquently!). I didn't realize that you were expecting again. How wonderful!!! :)Trish Bolsternoreply@blogger.com