My mother-in-law and her husband paid us brief visit this weekend. I marvel at her youth. She is, in fact, the youngest 84-year-old I know -- my role mode for aging.
I credit her positive attitude for her youthful outlook on life. If there are words she lives by, they're "All will be well." Somehow, when I hear her say it I believe it's true.
No, she doesn't walk 2 miles a day or participate in marathons. But she lives life fully and actively, with a strong faith in God and an equally strong belief that you have to get out there and be useful. More good words to live by.
The two of them blew into town Friday evening after driving 500 miles and left less than 40 hours later for another three-hour drive to the next set of relatives. They will continue to make the rounds of loved ones straight through Christmas.
I heard my mother-in-law tell her sister as they chatted on the phone yesterday that traveling, especially in winter, takes a lot out of them. This might, she said, be their "swan song" trip.
Knowing her, knowing her sense of adventure and love of family, I doubt it.
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