Month: December 2018

On Christmas Eve, my 101-year-old great-aunt called to wish us a Merry Christmas. She’s had a hard year, full of health problems and diminishments. Still, she found time to rejoice over the younger generations’ accomplishments and the blessing of spending Read more…

She spent Christmas in Costa Rica with various calabash relatives. Hit the ground running when she came home, calling everyone to schedule her January. “I think 80 might be too old to go on a zip line through the rainforest.” Read more…