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
