Senior Moments: Choosing to Believe

Marti phoned her friend Gretchen to congratulate her on her eighty-fifth birthday. Gretchen didn’t seem too happy about reaching that milestone. “I’d rather forget this day, if you don’t mind. Getting old is wearing on me, if you know what I mean. There’s one thing and then another to contend with—aching knees, tired eyes, sore toes, pinched nerves. You don’t want to hea...