At Church

Ok so we are sitting outside the chapel at church today, on the couches. All of us were on the couch when an elderly lady comes into the church. Niels and Aricin promptly got up to give her a place to sit. Christian was sitting on my lap and no sooner had she sat down than he starts to strike up a conversation with her. His opener?

"You have lots of wrinkles. Kind of like my Grandma, but she doesn't have quite as many as you."

And laughing she says, What is your name? 

And Christian (kind of struck doesn't answer so I prompt him to say his name)

To which she replies "Well I bet I'm a bit older than your Grandma"

And he says "Well how old are you?

She replies "Ninety"

Christian (look of wonder in his eyes) "WOW, that is REALLY old. My Grandma is 66 and my Nannee is 70,"

She says "You are such a smart and very handsome boy"

Christian (blushes and smiles, and doesn't say anything)

And I say to her that I would not have guessed she was that old (she really didn't look that old and moved around very well) and she says "Well, it just kind of creeps up on you" 

then Christian chimes in again "Well you are lucky to be alive still"

And smiling she says "yes I am"

And then smiling again (thankfully she had a good sense of humor) she tells him what a handsome young man he is and then she heads into the chapel.

 I mean just think of everything she's lived through in 90 years. I was kind of in awe, and then thinking to myself "90 creeping up on you? Yeah, I can see how that can happen."

I mean really I feel like the last 9 years is really like 2 gone by so a whole lifetime creeping up on you? Yeah that seems kind of well, inspiring and scary!