I'm Turning 80(that's eighty years old)!

Wow, when you look at that number on paper, it's astounding! Still alive at 80

is an accomplishment not many people get to acquire. At the time I turn 80

I will have lived through 8 decades and close to a century old. Like I said

ASTOUNDING!

When I was in my 20's with 5 young children I suffered severe panic attacks

thinking I was going to die right then. I visited the local ER so many times

they knew my first name. No one knew about panic attacks at that time

so of course I was labeled a "hypochondriac". Then I found a doctor that

had compassion and gave me a regime of medication that helped me. I

then became afraid of going over bridges or long rides, but God knew.

I overcame these obstacles and led a pretty normal life.

In my 30's I went back to school to become an LPN. My oldest son was a very

big help with the younger kids and I managed to graduate and get a diploma.

I lost many family members during that decade, my mom, 2 of my aunts, my mother

in law and my sweet brother, life was not always easy.

My first husband and I divorced in my 40's. In my 50's a re-married a man much

older than me, thinking security but that never works so we divorced after 18 months.

60's we pretty uneventful, I did take my first Mission trip to Hungary and then a few

years later went to Brazil for 4 months, life changing!

70's is when things started happening, I bought my first house, on my own. I started

having great-grandchildren, I retired, I met and married the man of my dreams.

Now, I'm about to enter my 80th year, unbelievable isn't it?

Here's what I've learned in no particular order:

*Don't sweat the small stuff, you will get through it.

*The worst you think is gonna happen, probably won't.

*Love and laugh often, life is short, before YOU know it, you'll be turning 80.

*Learn the art of doing nothing.

*Forgive often

*Eat those cookies and buy those shoes!

*Be kind, you never know what a person is going through

My brother was in a nursing home before he died and while he was sitting in his

wheel chair, we were just talking and people watching, he made a statement

that made me laugh out loud. He said "look at all these old folks"! I said

"dear you are one of those old folks" we both cracked up!

This morning I was looking out the window and saw a couple hand and hand

walking up the hill and I said to Nathan, "hey look at these old folks walking up the hill",

we both laughed out loud!

the stroy of how we met

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