older women say the darndest things...

ahh...

older women 

in the church 

say the darndest things! 

they often make clear 

they have paid their dues

and  will say 

what ever

they so wish.

they also 

for the most part

have lived long enough

to know the ups

and downs 

the ins and 

outs 

and the pretense 

held in younger ages 

is simply that...

pretense

and there is really no 

use in placing hopes 

and dreams in pretenses.

this week 

i shared a time of study 

and fellowship with a group 

of wise and wonderful women. 

i started my time out sharing 

a picture of my mother holding me 

when i was an infant....

(see the post before this)

my favorite line of the morning 

came from the woman sitting at the 

corner of the table:

"yep, this is you alright

your mouth is open!" 

yep!

older women say 

the darndest things...

and that's why 

i enjoy spending time with them. 

as we concluded our study on 

"blessed are those who are persecuted"

the last words summed it up 

quite nicely...

"what's all the fuss

why can't we just love each other." 

like i've learned 

from quite a number 

of older women

the pretense we 

hold so tightly 

at younger ages 

at middle age 

and even a little older

is just that...

pretense!

and most older women

can tell you 

that pretense 

is no place 

for dreams and hopes

and love.  

so 

why 

can't we just be concerned 

about loving each other

indeed!