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Collected wisdom to enrich your life By the time you're 80 years old, you've learned everything. I know. In a couple of weeks, I will celebrate the 80-plus-8 milestone. Now all I have to do is remember it! Good luck and here are some suggestions that might help.

Dear Santa, Sorry this got tied up in the mail (actually, my husband has had it in the glove compartment of his truck and sheepishly brought it in to me this morning. But I am sure you are behind as well, so maybe there’s a chance I can get some (or all) of these goodies, after all.

More tips for holiday shopping Lefovers from last week’s suggestions for holiday gift giving: MISCELLANEOUS GUIDELINES: 1 .Husband concedes that writing thank you notes for the entire household and buying gifts for Husband’s business associates are not the Wife’s job. 2.

By John Bill Martin Staff Writer (johnbillmartin44@gmail. com) Thanks (again) to Al Wilburn for uncovering this little jewel. Not for a single moment do I believe that ANY of these clever observations apply to Al. Nor to me. These are just people we “know” or have “heard about.”READ AND ENJOY!!!

This  is  a  mental  fit ness evaluation for people who are considering retirement or for those already retired and might  be experiencing second thoughts. If you get one  right, you are doing OK.  If you get none right, you  might better go for coun- seling.  (I'll  meet  you  there). 1.

Thanksgiving has become the stepchild of second half of the year holidays. We so easily slide from Fourth of July into Halloween, then take a brief respite to be thankful at Thanksgiving before stepping into Christmas and New Year’s.Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, Wal-Mart, Hallmark, etc.

A quick tour of some of our Southern neighbors reveals some interesting ideas.ALABAMA. A group of Alabama friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day.That night, one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of an eight-point buck.“Where’s Henry?” the others asked.

By John Bill Martin Staff Writer With some inspiration from Solomon, who used Scripture to caution young people to not get too proud of their youth because old age is just around the corner, we have composed an alphabet for senior citizens, a group to which many of us belong.

Some life lessons I have learned In 8+ decades of life, my hard head has managed to absorb some truths that my momma tried to tell me all the time I was growing up. Such as: I've learned: That the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?

Some things never change No matter how much things may change, some truths never go out of style. Tell that to the unbelieving younger generation.Examples: You can buy a house, but not a home.You can buy a clock, but not time.You can buy a bed, but not sleep.You can buy a book, but not knowledge.