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East Coast Winter Storm Danger.
Here's what's “trending” on my phone as you read this, with back-to-back winter storms predicted. I haven't stocked up on hot cocoa and wine – not yet, anyway – but he knows at least two people who would love to have a look at the white stuff. It's her 84-year-old mother, Claire, and her husband. ,John.
The last time it snowed, I was sent this photo.
Writer Jody Berndt's mother and stepfather create snow angels after a snowstorm.
At first I thought they had been shot.
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But then I noticed the boogie board and the pieces started falling into place. Mom and John have been sledding (doubles as a surf toy when you live on the beach) and wanted to make the most of their snow days, so they moved to Snow Angels. We don't know how long it lay like that or who took the photo. I just know they had fun.
Did they say it's in them? in her 80's?
“Golden Bachelor” fans, please eat your fill.
After a lifetime of love, loss, and a whirlwind journey on The Golden Bachelor, Jerry Turner and Teresa Nist happily walked down the aisle on January 4 to begin their next chapter. (Disney/John & Joseph Photography)
And in fact, if the reality show had been produced when John was still on the market, he would have been of considerable interest to the show's producers. They wouldn't have had to come up with outlandish ideas or plot twists to attract viewers. John is a living, ratings millionaire.
For example, to make our wedding day special, John hired an actor to wear a rented gorilla costume and “kidnap” my mother from the dance floor. Sure, it wasn't your typical champagne toast, but their first date happened to be at a screening of King Kong. (They were going to see “Munich”),” But it was sold out), so I thought it would be appropriate to continue with the gorilla theme.
I mean, who wouldn’t? And what could possibly go wrong?
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The first sign of trouble came when actors who had been paid to appear failed to show up. (Is there a better live show? It's hard to understand.)
Still, John finds his son John Jr. at the reception desk and convinces him to change his tuxedo into a gorilla costume. Problem solved. However, John his junior was not the same size as the original actor and could not see out of his eye sockets. This was a second marriage for his parents, and neither he nor I knew each other very well, but that didn't stop my new stepbrother from tripping over me on the dance floor and hissing from his plastic nostrils. I couldn't stop it. ”I can't find my mom! help me! “
Author Jody Berndt (left). On her mother's wedding day, along with her husband, mother, and her new stepfather John.
I launched John Jr. in my mother's direction, and he soon succeeded in kidnapping her – still wearing an all-white wedding dress – and dragged her from the dock to a waiting boat. Groom John sprang into action as nearly 200 curious party guests looked on. “I'll save you!” he yelled, jumping on his jet ski and giving chase.
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At that point, most people thought the party was over. There was no alcohol, but everyone was definitely a little crazy, and John knew it, so… was intended In order to bring my mother back, my husband and I loaded up our guests with cheese and did our best to convince them to stay.
Simply put (and that's was Kind of a long story. After loading his mother into the back seat of a jet ski (John gets lost on the way home), Hero returns with his new wife in his arms and a DJ (whose playlist is like the soundtrack of a wedding). ) began playing Ray Orbison's “Pretty Woman.''
Jody Berndt and her new husband ride a jet ski on their wedding day
Why am I sharing this story with you? For starters, it's a good one. But more than that, it's a reminder that getting older doesn't mean the fun stops. Or if you're looking for love, you don't deserve it.
More than 10,000 baby boomers who turn 65 each year know this to be true. So, for example, are the thousands of young viewers who make up Bachelor Nation. Age doesn't seem to matter when it comes to enjoying a second chance at life.
And a second (or third) chance at love.
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My mother was only 60 years old, when my father himself was only 61 years old. She passed away after a year-long battle with glioblastoma. She endured her suffering with grace and resourcefulness. When her father was too weak to return home from another doctor's appointment, she brought Pepsi, Fritos, and an armful of couch cushions to the condo parking lot and announced, “It's time for a picnic.'' I remember doing that. But she must have wondered what the future holds.
Susan Knowles officiated at the wedding of Jerry Turner and Teresa Nist on January 4th. (Disney/Eric McCandless)
What would life be like without my father? How will she cope alone? She knew that God loved her and that He would be with her. Can she trust him to lead her through what feels like an unknown wasteland?
If you're currently wondering what's next, looking for love, or feeling the pain of unfulfilled longing, unwanted divorce, or the death of a spouse after a lifetime of singleness, Please know the following: God is still writing your story. It's not over yet. And I suspect he may be weak to romance among “more experienced” children. Look at Abraham and Sarah, or Boaz and Ruth, or Elizabeth and her man Zechariah. Even Job, whose story no one wanted, ended well. The Bible says that God blessed the second half of his life more than the first half.
As they say, the best really may be yet to come.
As I look at my mother and John, a couple whose love deepens and continues to flourish in their later years, I realize that the author of this proverb was right. The longer you live, the more you shine. (Proverbs 4:18 MSG)
And in fact, I can picture them both in the coat closet right now looking for mittens, boots, and other snow gear in case they manage to make more angels. I don't have the energy to tell them I think it's only going to rain this weekend.
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Honestly? I don't think they care.
Perhaps they will go outside and start jumping in puddles.
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