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<DIV>Beautiful, Margaret.</DIV>
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<DIV>My mother died in March at age 99.6. She moved from Texas
to live near me ten years ago. Since we were together so
much, I got used to being "the young one." I'm 75, and I miss not
having that relational </DIV>
<DIV>comparison. I'm now "the old one" in many groups I hang with. It's okay.
Elder-hood has its rewards.</DIV>
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<DIV>Blessings to you, your dad and step-mother and to all in our beloved
community.</DIV>
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<DIV>In gratitude,</DIV>
<DIV>Jann</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 11/8/2012 10:18:11 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
aiseayew@netins.net writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>I moved
back to Iowa to be with my dad. Even though I was 65 on my last
<BR>birthday, he still occasionally refers to me as his little girl, or his
only <BR>girl, always as his daughter. I still get angry with him when
he treats me <BR>as if I were less than ten. (Try to stop that!)
Then again, I call on him <BR>when I have a job to do that I am not sure how
to accomplish well without <BR>his advice. He will be 94 next
birthday. I am incredibly fortunate to have <BR>the father I have and
that he is still living. My step-mother is only a <BR>year
younger. One thing I know they would say to your question (after far
<BR>too many years spent working with Heifer International) is that unless you
<BR>are a goat, you have no kids.<BR> My father will always be my
father and I will always be his daughter. <BR>It is one of the great gifts of
grace that relationship outweighs all tests <BR>of time. Rejoice in the
blessing.<BR>Love to all of you,
Margaret</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>