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Humor and joy abound in this entertaining look at senior life. From handling day-to-day foibles to connecting with your kids and grandkids, gentle humorist Karen O'Connor keeps you smiling, laughing, and appreciating the wisdom that comes with experience. My Favorite Senior Moments encourages you to look on the sunny...and funny...side of the street and enjoy the benefits of living long, including...chuckling at how God uses children to remind you of His blessingsdiscovering that love and romance have no time limitsnavigating today's technology...with the help of grandkidsremembering penny loaferseven if the salesperson doesn'tenjoying new adventures and appreciating familiar onesGod is with you every step of the way, and these vignettes full of character and wit prove it.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 mars 2015
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736959612
Langue	English

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MY FAVORITE SENIOR MOMENTS
Copyright 2015 by Karen O Connor
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
ISBN 978-0-7369-5960-5 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-5961-2 (eBook)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
O Connor, Karen, 1938-
My favorite senior moments / Karen O Connor.
pages cm
1. Older Christians-Religious life. 2. Aging-Religious aspects-Christianity. I. Title.
BV4580.O375 2015
248.8 5-dc23
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Dedication
To my hiking pals.
Acknowledgments
My thanks to these men and women who contributed suggestions, ideas, and their own experiences as story seeds that I used, with their permission, to write this book.
Phyllis Allen Pat Baer Diane Barker Mary Battmer Kris Flynn Bill Giovannetti Lisa Hamil Judi Hill Ginger Ramin Hixson Cathy Hopper Jade Kinnaman Charlie Levine Carol Nicolet Loewen Margaret Mayhew June O Connor Mary Panhorst Donna Poole Linda Evans Shepherd Peggy Smith Janet Thompson Sherry VanZante Sandra Victor Peggy Sue Wells Bess Whitaker Dawn Wilson Connie Bertelsen Young
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
A Note from Karen
Looking Good
1. Whose Face Is That?
2. Trashed Hopes
3. Romeo, Romeo
4. Happy Golden Years
5. Loafin Around
6. A Loooong Time!
7. The New Dress
8. Pretty in Purple
9. Catch of the Day
10. Check, Check, Check!
11. Facin Facts
12. Not Again
13. A Real Donation
Age-Old Challenges
14. Licensed to Age
15. My Way or the Highway
16. Somewhere in the Middle
17. Nice Place to Be
18. Choosing to Believe
19. New to Eighty
20. Not So Easy
21. What Day Is It?
22. Bad Hair Day
23. Too Hot!
24. Membership Closed
25. Charge!
26. The Perils of Smoking
27. Oh, No!
At Play
28. A Small World
29. Dad s Turn
30. Weather Rewind
31. Window Shopping
32. Turtle Race
33. Front to Back
34. Duck Hunting
35. Fire!
36. Still Alive and Kickin
Aren t They Grand?
37. It s Not What It Looks Like
38. Who s Older?
39. Making a Mess
40. Save, Save, Save
41. Grandpets
42. I Won t Tell
43. Humor Helps
44. Bowled Over
45. Clever Guy
46. Still Together!
Sweets for the Sweet
47. A Life Saver
48. A Happy Surprise
49. Sweet Potatoes
50. Trying to Be Helpful
51. With and Without
52. Not So Bad After All
Foodies
53. Under a Tack!
54. Awful Waffles
55. A Plateful of Love
56. Iced Water
57. Half Full?
58. A Good Suggestion
59. A Little Service, Please
60. Peace at Any Price
61. An Unusual Tea
62. Steak-Frites
63. Give Credit When Credit Is Due
64. Shrimp for Two
Flying High
65. A Lethal Weapon
66. The Weather Wins
67. A Real Shaker
68. Check In
69. Zoned Out
70. Famous for a Day
Wordy Ones
71. Half-Wits
72. Our Know-It-All Friend
73. Remotely Speaking
74. What a Relief
75. Love that Little Child
76. Patience Relations
77. Sign of the Times?
78. Hey, Sugar!
79. It s a Wrap
80. Facebook Fuss
81. What a Crab!
82. Questionable Company
83. You ve Got Mail
84. Con conso consol
Slip-Ups
85. Far Enough
86. Oh, Baby!
87. Savin a Buck
88. Out on a Limb
89. A Tale of Two Earrings
90. Watch It!
91. Close Call
92. Double Trouble
93. Which Would You Choose?
94. Seeing Clearly
95. The Deposit
96. Double Vision
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Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.
P SALM 126:2
A Note from Karen
Do you, like me, sometimes look in the mirror and wonder whose face that is? You no longer see the handsome dude of 50 years ago or the glamorous gal with long red hair who was voted homecoming queen in high school. Ack! The years have gone by quickly, and suddenly we re facing the second half of life or maybe the last quarter. It can be a discouraging prospect if we let it be. But it can also be one of the best seasons of our lives if we choose to make it so.
One thing always cheers me up-knowing I m not alone. Other people are looking in the mirror too and deciding how they will live these final chapters of their lives. Will we choose love and laughter or fear and worry? I choose love and laughter! In that vein, I ve compiled some of my favorite senior moments from my life and from the lives of others to help you choose the funny side of the street too.
I hope these stories and prayers encourage you to look at life from the positive, sunny side of the street so you can continue to live wholeheartedly-especially knowing that God is with you and always will be.
Karen O Connor
Watsonville, California
Looking Good
1
Whose Face Is That?
Louann s granddaughter Chloe was quick to tell her grandmother she had the figure of a teenager-but then she added these dreaded words: Well, I mean, except for your face.
That did it. Louann ran to the bathroom as soon as Chloe left for home. The sweet girl didn t mean to hurt her feelings. She was just speaking the truth. But still, it did hurt to hear it put so bluntly. Louann knew she looked older-but really old? I m not ready for that, she murmured to her reflection. Lord, whose face is that in the mirror? It can t be mine. Why, it seems just yesterday that I looked like her. Louann pointed to a photo on the wall of her sister Amy and herself taken when they were in high school.
Louann moved to the living room and surveyed her wedding photo and then one of her first child, Robert, and her on his fifth birthday.
I was a pretty good-looking chick in those days. What happened?
A lot, God seemed to whisper in her ear.
Louann thought about it.
college
marriage
childbirth
school
graduation
work
illness
parents deaths
grandchildren
more so much more
Life happened, that s what. And with every year, Louann had experienced a little more wear and tear. She went back to the bathroom and peered into the mirror again. She smiled this time. It s okay. You re still young at heart, Louann. And you re still beautiful in God s eyes. And, most important, you re deeply loved!
Today s Thoughts
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are.
1 J OHN 3:1
Thank you, Lord, that I m alive at this advanced age. It s a privilege not everyone gets to enjoy.
2
Trashed Hopes
Manny liked to be his wife s hero. Whenever he could impress her with his prowess, he did, whether it was climbing a ladder to take down a hornet s nest, hanging a picture above the mantel, or changing the oil in her car. He also made a point of being the one to put the trash bin at the curb every Thursday night for pick up on Friday morning.
Elsie could take out the trash since the container had wheels and handles, but Manny considered this smelly, messy work-a man s job. And he did it valiantly until
One Thursday evening he set out the can as usual and then went to bed. The next morning at six o clock he heard the rattle and roar of the sanitation truck driving up and down the neighborhood streets, picking up the trash cans with its strong metal arms, and heaving the garbage into the large opening at the top. He knew it would take a while to get to all the homes, so he decided to turn over and catch an extra 40 winks.
At seven, Manny s eyes popped open. He glanced at the alarm clock on his nightstand. He d overslept! He bounded out of bed-well, not exactly bounded. But he did get up and pull on his sweats, ready to retrieve the trash bin and wheel it back to the garage. This had been his routine for some 15 years. He headed outside.
When he got to the curb he stopped and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. No trash can in sight. Nada! Nowhere! How odd , he thought. His neighbors containers were in place. Not one missing except his.
Manny instantly got mad. Someone had stolen his trash can! Well, whoever it was wouldn t get away with it. He d have the individual s hide and more. And he d report it to the cops too. What kind of neighborhood was this anyway? Why, a man couldn t even trust his neighbors! Then Manny felt guilty. His shoulders slumped as he looked at the houses on his quiet street. Good, decent people lived inside each one. And they all had their own trash cans, so why steal his?
A stranger. That s it, he decided. Someone outside the area. That had to be the case.