{"id":7129,"date":"2026-11-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=7129"},"modified":"2026-05-27T19:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:40:07","slug":"nonagenarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=7129","title":{"rendered":"Nonagenarian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today is the day the Lord has made\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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I will rejoice today because although I\u2019m old, I\u2019m not yet a nonagenarian! When I become a nonagenarian, I will still rejoice if I am alive, because there is a lot to be said for still breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some say old is always twenty years from the age you are. It\u2019s a nice thought but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s accurate. I won\u2019t lie to you. I don\u2019t find a great deal of joy in growing older, but I do find a great deal of joy in being alive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having just had another birthday, I\u2019m very cognizant of time running out. Let\u2019s just say I\u2019m numbering my days so I can rejoice and be glad in all of them (Psalm 90:12-14). And let\u2019s just say that I\u2019m too old to procrastinate, so if there is anything on my bucket list I still have the energy to do, I\u2019d best be doing it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the aging process is not all that pleasant, it still beats the alternative. Most of us older folk will probably not swim the English Channel, set marathon records, or find a cure for cancer. However, there is something wonderful in aging gracefully, finding ways to serve others, and living a full, rich life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s purpose for us has no age limit (Isaiah 46:4). He says, \u201cEven to gray hairs, I will carry you!\u201d I\u2019m counting on that for two reasons. Under this brownish dyed hair is a mop of natural gray and the older I get, the harder it is to walk! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs not wisdom found among the aged? Does<\/em>
not long-life bring understanding?” ~Job 12:12 NIV<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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