Just Simply Holly

I was talking to my mom on the phone tonight and we were talking about New Years and the fact that we’re just a couple of days away from the end of another year. She said that it felt so weird to turn 70 this year, that it was a number that scared her because it’s a number/age that she has always associated with being “old”. I tried to reassure her that it was just a number and that age was more a state of mind than anything else, but I don’t think I was very successful.

She talked about how blessed she has felt lately. Between her and my step father they have 6 children and all 6 of us are married with children of our own. My older brothers oldest child is also married with one child of her own and her second child on the way, thus making my brother a grandfather and my mom a great grand mother. In total my mom and step father have 16 grand children and 1 great grand child with their second great grand child due in just a few months. What is most amazing about this and what makes my mom feel so blessed is the fact that with all of her children, grand children and great grand child(ren), she has been very lucky in the fact that none of us have had any major health problems like cancer, diabetes or cerebral palsy.

So mom said that tomorrow night she is going to be counting her blessings on New Years Eve and pray that our family continues to be blessed with good health in the coming years.  I chimed in and told her to make sure to pray for her own good health to continue!  I’m amazed at how this woman goes, she’s almost like the energizer bunny at times.  At 70 years old, she still works 5 days a week, and has even picked up a couple of new jobs in the past few months.  She’s definitely an inspiration to me!