TODAY I AM 68 YO~LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES LIE AHEAD

Today, I am 68 years old … so, I took some time to think on that😉

79 yo is the estimated time "medical experts" figure is the final year females make it to. Some, stubbornly push past that calculation. Maybe I'll be one of them; maybe not. Elohim, not a science devotee, has the final word 🙏❤️

Anyhoo - here is what I came up with based on the figures shifty Science throws my way:

68 yo means I have roughly 11 years of life on Earth left; 87% of my Life has already been played out. 

68 yo means I've got roughly 4,015 Days of Life left to live on Earth.

68 yo means I have roughly 572 weekends left to enjoy.

68 yo means I've got roughly 132 Full Moons to see in all it's glory … and a couple {bonus} Blue Moons to anticipate.

68 means I intend to live Life going forward to the fullest measure I can grasp with both hands.

Elohim has been graciously kind to me; my Life really has been a very GOOD Life, and I have every reason to believe it will continue to unfold beautifully until I cross the gap from here to there 😁

Some people say I have a princess attitude, but my Husband says I am Queen - so, that settles it. I can live with Queen status 😁

A faulty heart & struggling lungs could not keep this year from happening 😉

Classics are things of beauty & worth 👍

My Life is a compilation of everything and everyone I have experienced, enjoyed, and loved. My Life has truly been blessed ❤️

Yummy coffee … and some left over to welcome the New Year, too 👏

8 decades, 2 centuries, 2 & millennia may sound {old} … but in reality, I'm just hitting my stride and my Husband (lucky devil) keeps me purring like a contented kitten 😉🥰

Oh, yes: that "splash of sassy" & "dash of crazy" … Just keeps things interesting - partnering up with me, is never boring 😉 😂

There's something about a Rag Doll that makes for comfort 😉

You can't take {things} with you when you step off this planet, so SPEND your LIFE w.i.s.e.l.y. by enjoying the fattening foods, colorfully entering the rooms, lavishly loving those Elohim puts in your Life, and making time to travel & feast your eyes on as much of Yeshua's creation as you are able.

Time is worth more than a houseful of things that will eventually be left behind.

Time does not stand still - it flows through your fingertips whether you grasp it tightly, or spread it around like dandelion fluff.

Enjoy the ride; bumps, tummy tickling dips, and the smooth lanes - it's ALL "currency" 😊

TRUTH~How did I get here, so fast? And why do I feel younger now, than I did then 🤔

Me~December 2024; Fortuna-AZ; I never thought I'd be where I am … new Husband, Road Gypsy location, or age. Elohim IS GOOD - may I spend the rest of my Days praising ALL He has blessed me with, instead of gripping about the occasional pebble that gets into my shoe 👏😁

For sure! 👍

What is left behind is what eternally remains. Be wise in how you spend your Life: leave a legacy others can cash in on 😉

May the New Year reap a generous good report of the previous year 😁

BORN TO BE ALIVE; Castle Rock-WA

We are still in the process of settling back into Independence: yesterday afternoon, we collected everything out of storage - and all of our belongings are once again surrounding us in our living quarters. A bit still litters the floor in the bunk room, but that will be sorted and stashed later today ;-)

And Independence is still for sale: we want something smaller - and if our plans dovetail with Elohim's Plan, a sell will happen: if not here, then elsewhere.

In the meanwhile …

Yesterday we also visited Scott, Lana, and Bleu in Kelso, for half an hour before we came back to Castle Rock; Scott is rebuilding the back porch of their home. Lana underwent another chemo treatment for the leukemia. And Bleu was in the dog house - he hasn't been getting much attention lately with all the busy activity, and like any youngster craving attention - he went about collecting the wrong kind of attention; but 99% of the time, he is a spoiled little dog. And he really does have a very good life with them.

After we got back home, Holland asked, "How about we unload the boxes - and then I take you for a drive? How does Winlock, sound to you? We can also drive through Vader, and maybe out Ryderwood way, too." I said, "Yes! And thank you; Winlock sounds fine - I like Winlock. And the last time I was through any of those little towns, was two years ago."

The leaves are beginning to turn, and I knew there would be several patches of Fall color showing, along the backroad route :-)

As we were leaving the Park here, I spotted a boulder along the wayside that looked like it had a mossy pumpkin patch silhouetted on it:

I laughed when I saw this - I love Yeshua's humor ;-)

Toutle River RV Resort: #150 Happy Trails Rd, Castle Rock, WA

And a bit further up the backroad towards our destination, Holland actually stopped in the middle of the road so I could get a picture of the red round barn: Holland does not do things like this - this was a real concession, on his part.

The RV Park has discount rates for military families.

I, on the other hand, if I see something I want to capture in a frame … will put on my hazard flashers (so oncoming cars will see me and not run into me) and take the picture - though I have never done that with Holland, because he always lectured me about it. So, his bending in this regard was a near miracle. And I loved him for it :-)

The Laughlin Round Barn; Castle Rock-WA

Laughlin Round Barn: 

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughlin_Round_Barn)

It has a rectangular addition on the back side, which I never noticed until today.

This morning, while re-reading past blog postings for today (I like to review how far I've come and how much I've grown over the years), I smiled when I read the September 8th posting for 2021:

LOOWIT VIEWPOINT Post:

/https://jeastofeden.blogspot.com/2021_09_08_archive.html

{{I know Elohim's Plan will be perfect for my life. I know that when that time manifests itself, I will be wholly ready for the changes; and those changes will not seem a hard thing to accept.}}

Patrick Hernandez - 'Born To Be Alive' lyrics:  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqXUvsRKsiM)

I have always liked spending time in the forests - especially in the beautiful PNW mountain areas; I preferred Mt. Rainier, but in a pinch I'd settle for Mt. St. Helens ;-)

Holland likes being around water; he prefers the ocean, but the rivers will suit when he feels the need for a relaxing lap of waves against the shoreline.

Both of us were, at this point in time, separately knowing we were born to be alive - and seeking Elohim's guidance on how to accomplish that in the seemingly aimless, and life-sucking-void, our lives were circulating in … then.

2021 was a turning point in both of our lives.

Different circumstances.

Different situations.

Different requests.

The same need - the need to feel alive; the need to have a purposeful direction in Life.

And Elohim was preparing both of us for change.

Holland was more than ready: he had been waiting three decades for an answer to a divine promise, that would lead his life to a specific purpose.

I was still evolving, learning how to restructure a New Life; leaning harder on- and into- Elohim's perfect Will for my life. When the time came a year later, I almost missed it because I was still looking backward - missing the life I knew, and not wanting to cut it loose. But Elohim is faithful. He had made a promise He intended to keep; and when that promise made so long ago fully manifested itself to me in 2023, I was wholly ready for the changes. And those changes were not a hard thing to accept ;-)

Newlyweds; Longview-WA, 2023

Donna Summer - 'I Love You' w-lyrics song:  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmtVsenPmxk)

Husband & furry son; Arizona, 2023

While I finish my coffee hour this morning, I'm going to get back to finishing up the little preemie gown I started working up the other day - it's coming along nicely … and is a nice deterrent from the mess in the bunk room nagging at my conscience to tidy it up ;-)

Preemie babies are babies born to be alive - their lives just start sooner than expected. My youngest brother was a preemie baby; and his daughter was a preemie baby. Both grew up to be very healthy, robust people.

Preemie (for a 2-4 lb. size baby) sacque body completed; I'll make a hem drawstring for it, later.

Starting on a sleeve …

ELOHIM REPLACED TEARS WITH LAUGHTER

I posted this to my FB Page 3 years ago, today:

I still miss Bob … but in a different way, now. The missingness doesn't tear at my heart this year, the way it used to.

Elohim sent a new love my way last Fall - and a new marriage last Winter. He knew what I needed even when I didn't.

Love and laughter has replaced sadness and somberness.

Holland's love and companionship is the best thing that has happened to me these past 6 years 💘

GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME; and He always blesses His Own 👍