This year Valentine's Ladies fellowship was jamming with ladies - all 52 of them. I know it's probably unusual to have an all-ladies fellowship but any season is a reason to partay!! I thought it was a good time to encourage friendship and fellowship for the students - a break from the more serious work of studying, research paper, work, mothering, etc.
Game time - it was fun to watch ladies from 18 years old to 64 years old enjoying some ice breaking games together
I brought the rest of the food...crisps, choozy - the yellow looking curls (it's a kind of corn chips that you can find only here - that's what I think anyways -- it melts in your mouth -literally!), ham and cheese sandwiches, peanut butter sandwiches, cookies and...
Girls wanna have fun!! When I was planing this meeting, I knew that it was going to be the last time I will be planning for this fellowship. I was thrilled when 52 ladies registered and came and that the meeting went so well. There were lots of laughter, fun and fellowship. I will miss these ladies!
Turning 60: Reflections on a New Season I was having lunch with a friend yesterday and found myself talking about my 60th birthday. I’m not usually one to make a big deal about birthdays—but as I approached this milestone, I found myself reflecting a little more deeply. Sixty feels… different. Special, even. One birthday message on Facebook welcomed me to the “Senior Club.” Apparently, turning 60 bumps you into a whole new age bracket. What does that mean? Well, for starters, higher insurance premiums—got that notice earlier this year! But beyond the paperwork, it feels like a shift. This is the beginning of a new season. Some call it the “final” season of life—but I’ve decided to see it as a privileged one. Because now, at 60, I’m the youngest in this new demographic! There are perks too—senior discounts at movie theaters, restaurants, parks, museums. Priority seating on trains and planes. It took me six decades to earn these privileges, and I’ll gladly accept them! Looking...
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