Musings of an Old(er) Woman

Because getting older should come with more laughter, not less, Shirley opens the door to her life and invites you to sit a spell - coffee in hand, tissues nearby. Drawing from a noisy, loving childhood, years of teaching, raising two sons and four grandchildren, Shirley reflects on more than eight decades of ordinary days colored by God's extraordinary grace. Honest but never heavy-handed, these pages feel like a long, comforting conversation with your wise (and funny) grandmother acting as a hopeful voice in a noisy world. With warmth, wit, and hard-won wisdom, Shirley shares how to enjoy each chapter and transition with each new season. You will learn the importance of guarding your heart, choosing your inner circle wisely and refusing to let bitterness write your story. She shares how to navigate grief and loneliness with the hope of Christ and how to spot God's fingerprints in elevators, flowerbeds, grocery runs, porous floors, and even a little shih tzu who hates the groomer! So pull up a chair, you might laugh, you might cry, but you'll leave a little lighter than you came.