Monday, August 19, 2019
My, my, my... what a wonderful dear heart Gladys was. She and I were introduced by a mutual friend way back in 2016. For years, every time anyone said anything about being "old", I retorted..."Well, I won't be old until I'm 93, and then, I'll think about it for 40 seconds--and well, no, no... I won't be old."
So, God send Gladys into my life to give me hope for 93-ism and an example of a just how wonderful being 93 can be. What a very special gift from the Lord.
I was the "computer guru" that she needed. I had to watch her carefully, because we would be rummaging around her hard drive and if she saw a file that didn't suit her, she would say..."Delete that!" Yikes. It took a lot to convince her to let it be. We worked on a website and real estate. It was hard to keep up with her.
Shopping for "a couple" of things turned into expeditions--really! Have you ever walked around Walmart for 3 hours shopping. Well, we did. :)
Gladys was full of joy, energy--do you bake cookies from scratch at 2am? And her mind was as sharp as it was when she was 40. Always ready to laugh and joke around--we had so much fun together. Her determination was inspiring... she was unstoppable.
It was a privilege and a joy to have been her friend.
And a couple of days before she passed--we talked all about heaven and it's glory and we made plans. So, we'll just continue our adventure together in the presence of God. Amen.
--Her friend, Sylvia Coleman
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