A CURATED
EXISTENCE

I can’t unsee what I’ve seen… I’ve seen the elders, who should be mentoring and disciplining the young men, instead ensnared and enslaved to their TV screens - and teaching the younger that it’s okay to do the same. I’ve seen the women, who should be rearing children and seeking God, instead ensnared and enslaved by their own intoxication and vanity-highs on social media, wrapped in trends and attention-seeking garb, and puffed up with vain knowledge. I’ve seen the pastors, w

So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart (2 Timothy 2:22). I identify as an 88-year-old woman. While my face may retain some vague semblance of youth, my internal dialogue and the weight of my bones more often embrace the feelings of Bilbo Baggins at his 111th birthday: "like butter scraped over too much bread". Being nearer middle-age, I now understand the weariness and frustration tha