Purpose of this Blog

The purpose of this blog is to record a bit of history of some  Senior Adults who are members of our congregation. I completed talking with the first subject a few weeks ago and I miss going by her home on Tuesday afternoons, but now check on her and will go by regularly just to say "Hi"

It will post as soon as I go by her house later this afternoon and get her approval of the final draft.

If you have read some of "Out of My Head"   this blog may sound familiar.  Sorry I do tend to repeat myself.

We had a speaker at Church recently who spoke of there being  5 generations alive in the world today and hence in our congregations. The first is a group called, and I applaud the persons who chose the clever name, "Senior Adults". We will refer to them as "SA", Born 1926 or before. I want to tell you about them. (paraphrased from the book by Dr. James Knapp)

In the 1920s nearly half of the population lived in the Country. Education was not encouraged. More than 60% of persons over 15 were married. Autos went from being a novelty to being a necessity. Women were not permitted to vote but they have seen women serve as Governors, Senators, Judges, anything they want to be. They have seen and experienced air travel. They have seen a man walk on the moon. They knew slavery and now they see a black Supreme Court Justice and a Black President. They have seen it all.

  One of the announcements on the morning he spoke of generations, was to wish a Happy Birthday to Mary who was celebrating her 94th birthday. Always at Church, always with a kind word. Attends our Young at Heart get togethers. She lives in a small  trailer behind her daughters house, and cooks and cleans, helps tend the garden and is completely self sufficient.

Can you imagine the stories we have available to us. I have decided that I will make it my aim to learn and "Put It Down". I got my notebook together, chose a
"first subject" and made arrangements to go by thinking one afternoon after work would do it.  I carefully made a list of questions.  I now have finished 6 visits, approximately 2 hours each, and never got to ask a question.  When I did she would tell me "I'll get to that but first you need to know".

This generation is more resilient than those that followed. That makes perfect sense, they  had to adapt more than the rest of us.  Now range in age from 80 to 100 and the biggest challenge is loss of health, independence and loved ones.

I hope you will look for the first visit which should be posted this week.  I have tried to make it much shorter....  but failed.

She will be thrilled if you tell her you saw it, but you have to move quickly cause she moves really fast.